Centropogon australis (White, 1790)
Eastern fortescue
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| Centropogon australis AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Tetrarogidae (Wasp fishes)
Etymology: Centropogon: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, pogon = beard (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Centropogon: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, pogon = beard (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 34095). Subtropical; 25°S - 38°S
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Western Pacific: Queensland to Victoria, Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 26 - 27. Presence of a large horizontal spine below the eye, a dorsal fin which originates just behind the posterior edge of the eye, and venomous dorsal spines.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in seagrass beds in estuaries (extremely common during reproductive season in the austral Spring) and coastal bays, and sponge gardens on inshore reefs. Venomous dorsal spines often inflict a painful sting to fishers (Ref. 34095, 39597). Of no commercial importance but often entrapped in fishing gears such as trawls and can be dangerous to fishermen who attempt to remove these (Ref. 39597).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 29 November 2023
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous (Ref. 4716)
Human uses
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Aquaculture systems
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Stamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100). 🛈 |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 51.7 [17.2, 144.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.661 [0.315, 1.457] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.1, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.348 [0.142, 0.957] g/100g; Selenium = 10.4 [4.3, 25.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 104 [31, 354] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.37 [0.86, 2.17] mg/100g (wet weight); |