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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

Deceitful velvetfish

Peristrominous dolosus Whitley, 1952
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Deceitful velvetfish (Peristrominous dolosus) is a ray-finned fish. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters. With a trophic level of 3.3, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms.

Scientific Name
Peristrominous dolosus
Authority
Whitley, 1952
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Trophic Level
3.3
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Peristrominous
Peristrominous
Species
Deceitful velvetfish
Peristrominous dolosus

🐟 Physical Description

Frontals, parietals, and infraorbital bones heavy armored. Interorbital with a wide depression. Pelvic fin insertion well behind pectoral fin base .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Deceitful velvetfish 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; benthopelagic. Tropical; 10°S - 27°S endemic to Australia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.3±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00646 × L3.13 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Whitley, 1952

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