Nemadactylus macropterus, Port Davey, TAS, Photo: Ian Shaw
Nemadactylus macropterus, Hobart, TAS, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Nemadactylus macropterus, Hobart, TAS, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Temperate Africa, Temperate Australasia, Temperate South America
Description
Silver body with a black crescent-shaped marking at the back of the head. It usually occurs below 50 m depth, but schools sometimes enter relatively shallow water in Tasmania and juveniles are found in deep estuaries.
Information
Max Size: 70 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 10.4-23.4°C
Depth: 5-400m
Habitat: Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (4% 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: Few (4 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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