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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Ebinania Australiae

Ebinania australiae Jackson & Nelson, 2006
Max Length
41.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
548–1170 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
40.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Ebinania Australiae (Ebinania australiae), first described by Jackson & Nelson, 2006 is a large fish in the family Psychrolutidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 41.20 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 548 to 1170 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

Scientific Name
Ebinania australiae
Authority
Jackson & Nelson, 2006
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
41.2 cm
Depth Range
548–1170 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Vulnerability
40.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 18; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14; Vertebrae: 31 - 32. This species is distinguished by the following characters: cirri on the head; well-developed thin and flexible orbital rims; cranial (frontal) arch 3 high and twisted upwards, continuous band of prevomerine teeth; one terminal chin pore; obsolete lateral line pores; overall pale colour ..: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Ebinania Australiae is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 548 - 1170 m . Temperate Indian Ocean: southern Australia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.5±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
41.2cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
17
Anal Rays
13
Vertebrae
32

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
40.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Jackson & Nelson, 2006

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