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Histiophrynidae (Starfingered frogfishes)
Etymology: Allenichthys: Composed from Jerry Allen an Australian taxonomist + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Gerald Robert ‘Gerry’ Allen (d: 1942) is an American-born Australian ichthyologist. [...] Ludwig Glauert (1879–1963) was born in England and trained as a geologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Whitley.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 145 - ? m (Ref. 9563). Temperate; 30°S - 37°S
Eastern Indian Ocean: Endemic to southern Australia, from Beagle Islands, Western Australia to Kangaroo Islands, South Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9563)
A temperate (Ref. 7300) and benthic (Ref. 75154) species found inshore on reefs (Ref. 7300) but has been recorded from the continental shelf in depths greater than 145 m (Ref. 9563).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Oviparous.
May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986. Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 14.1 - 16.2, mean 14.9 °C (based on 7 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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