Eastern school whiting
📖 Overview
Live close to the sea bed over sandy substrates. They normally inhabit depths from the surf zone to 80 m , although small catches have been taken from deeper water . Juveniles congregate in shallow water where they may be taken by line in large quantities. Feed mainly on crustaceans, amphipods, decapods, mysids and copepods. Juveniles consume mostly copepods . Oviparous . Spawn from October to March in southern New South Wales but spawn in winter in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 18 - 20; Vertebrae: 32 - 34. Coloration is very similar to S. bassensis. No dark spot at the base of the pectoral fin; a series of oblique rusty brown bars on back and upper sides, with a longitudinal row of rusty brown blotches along the midlateral silver stripe.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Eastern school whiting is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
It is likely that this species spawn more than once during the spawning period, and that some eggs are resorbed by females at the end of the spawning season .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous ; depth range 1 - 180 m , usually ? - 80 m . Temperate; 25°S - 44°S, 132°E - 154°E South Australia, and the east coast of Tasmania.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans, amphipods, decapods, mysids and copepods
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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