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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Subtropical

Tubemouth

Siphonognathus argyrophanes Richardson, 1858
Max Length
40 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
1–40 m
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
49.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Apparently restricted to areas with thick growths of seagrass such as Posidonia, within embayments and relatively sheltered waters.

Scientific Name
Siphonognathus argyrophanes
Authority
Richardson, 1858
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
40 cm
Depth Range
1–40 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
49.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Tubemouth is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Tubemouth 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; demersal; depth range 1 - 40 m . Subtropical; 32°S - 42°S Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Perth, Western Australia to Flinders Island, Tasmania.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
40cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
49.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Richardson, 1858

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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