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Plesiopidae (Roundheads) > Plesiopinae
Etymology: Assessor: Latin, assessor, -oris = the person that tkes part in some play.
Eponymy: Meaning ‘assistant’ or ‘helper’, the allusion is not explained, but might perhaps refer to Francis (Frank) A McNeill (1896–1969), Whitley’s colleague at the Australian Museum, who, as carcinologist, probably helped Whitley with his ichthylogical [...] Francis Alexander ‘Frank’ McNeill (1896–1969) was an Australian ichthyologist and carcinologist at the Australian Museum in Sydney. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Whitley.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 2 - 20 m (Ref. 9710), usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 25°C - 30°C (Ref. 130646)
Western Pacific: Great Barrier Reef in Australia and New Caledonia.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2334)
Adults are found in lagoon and seaward reefs, aggregate in caves, often upside down. Males incubate the eggs mass in their mouth (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115. Breeding in the aquarium is possible (Ref. 130646).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205), in his mouth for 15-16 days (Ref. 130467)..
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01047 (0.00523 - 0.02098), b=2.90 (2.72 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179) |
hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (13 of 100). 🛈 |
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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Nährstoffe (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 163 [94, 312] mg/100g; Iron = 0.972 [0.574, 1.587] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.8, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.176 [0.100, 0.299] g/100g; Selenium = 20.1 [10.0, 39.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 172 [58, 504] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.22 [1.50, 3.19] mg/100g (wet weight); |