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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Subtropical

Eastern pomfred

Schuettea scalaripinnis Steindachner, 1866
Max Length
20 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
10–30 m
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Schools are found in coastal bays, protected island coves, deeper part of large estuaries close to the sea entrance, and along rocky drop-offs with kelp .

Scientific Name
Schuettea scalaripinnis
Authority
Steindachner, 1866
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
Max Length
20 cm
Depth Range
10–30 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Eastern pomfred is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Eastern pomfred 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; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 10 - 30 m . Subtropical Southwest Pacific: known only from southeastern Australia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
🐠 Schooling

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01995 × L3.01 (TL)
Max TL
20cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Steindachner, 1866

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Eastern Pomfred · Ladder-finned Pomfret
🏳️Catalan Peix diamant australià
🌍CES okatec zlatohřbetý
🇩🇰Danish Vestaustralsk månefisk
🇵🇹Portuguese Falso-mono-comum
🇷🇺Russian Обыкновенная шуеттия · Скаляревидная шуеттия
🇨🇳Chinese 澳大利亞舒鯧 · 舒鲳

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .

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