Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 73 - 200 m (Ref. 26165). Temperate
Indo-West Pacific and Southeast Atlantic: south to Algoa Bay, South Africa; also Japan and northwestern Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 107961); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3467)
Found on trawling grounds.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hutchins, J.B., 1986. Monacanthidae. p. 882-887. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4421)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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