Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
Pélagique; profondeur 0 - 200 m, usually 1 - 10 m. Tropical; 7°S - 90°S, 100°E - 180°E
Indo-Pacific: Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 270 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 78832); 230 cm TL (female)
Description synthétique
Morphologie
In lateral view the head is rounded and usually bounded by a distinct neck crease, lacking dorsal groove; mesethmoid plate reduced and generally in advance of the anterior most nasal ossicle, exposing a large area of the frontal bone; presence of supernumerary bone between nasal ossicles and posterior border of mesethmoid; has a greater length of the antiorbital process and a more closely opposed pterygoid hamuli with medial flanges.
Beasley, I., K.M. Robertson and P. Arnold. 2005. (Ref. 78832)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
FAO - pêcheries: landings | FishSource |
Outils
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.9 - 28.8, mean 28 (based on 452 cells).
Vulnérabilité
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).