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Aplodactylidae (Marblefishes)
Etymology: Aplodactylus: Greek, aploe, -es = simplicity + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335); westralis: From its distribution in south-western Australia..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 20 m (Ref. 9816). Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Rottnest Island to Twilight Cove, Great Australian Bight in Western Australia; Stenhouse Bay, York Peninsula, South Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9816)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Common in weedy reef areas (Ref. 9816, 86913).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Russell, B.C., 2000. Review of the southern temperate fish family Aplodactylidae (Pisces: Perciformes). J. Nat. Hist. 34(1):2157-2171. (Ref. 86913)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 15.5 - 21.1, mean 17.8 °C (based on 148 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00479 (0.00192 - 0.01191), b=3.13 (2.91 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref.
93245).
Resilience
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 37.2 [18.8, 78.2] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.992 [0.545, 1.786] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.1 [17.9, 20.1] % ; Omega3 = 0.12 [0.06, 0.23] g/100g ; Selenium = 19.4 [8.5, 44.4] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 20.7 [4.9, 87.8] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.26 [0.77, 2.05] mg/100g (wet weight);