Australian short tailed hairtail
📖 Overview
Overview information for Australian short tailed hairtail is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 138 - 143; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 108 - 117; Vertebrae: 160 - 166. Anterior margin of pectoral fin spine not serrate; first anal spine base situated below 34th-36th dorsal fin rays; total gill raker bases with a long spine 13-18; highest point of supraoccipital crest situated vertically above posterior margin of eye; strong pigmentation on anterior section of dorsal fin membrane; dorsal margin of head concave, in lateral view, rises gently from snout tip to a vertical through middle of orbit then extending more steeply to dorsal fin origin; preanal length 29-32% TL; head length 11-12% TL; upper jaw length 4% TL; predorsal length 7-8% TL .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
Diet information for Australian short tailed hairtail is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 79 m . Subtropical West Pacific: northern Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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