Arripis truttaceus, Adult. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Arripis truttaceus, Juvenile, Tasmania, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Fish spawn along the southern Western Australia coast during autumn, after which most of the juvenile fish population moves eastwards with the prevailing current during the first year. The Victorian and Tasmanian population grows more slowly than the western population and migrates westward for spawning after four to six years, at about 500 mm in length.
Information
Max Size: 96 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 13.3-23.0°C
Depth: 0-80m
Habitat: Open ocean
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (6% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Many (88 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
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