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(Ref. 137577) FB-pic-13139-23151 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-06-16 2010-07-21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13139 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Mesca_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Mesca_u1.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-13139 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1995-05-22 00:00:00 2024-11-16 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13139 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Inhabits rocky weedy areas from the shore to at least 60 m. Generally solitary but may aggregate in groups of 10-15 individuals in midwater. Feeds mainly on sessile and encrusting organisms, with sponges and ascidians predominating (Ref. 26966); also seen feeding mid-water on zooplankton and likes to bite diver's fingers (Ref. 9002). Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.) 1994 Guide book to New Zealand commercial fish species. Revised edition. New Zealand Fishing Industry Board, Wellington, New Zealand, 216 p. (Ref. 9258) FB-DiagnosticDescr-13139 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Arlene G. Sampang-Reyes 2000-07-18 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13139 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Scales small with numerous tiny spinules, prominent first dorsal spine above eyes (Ref. 9002). Kuiter, R.H. 1993 Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002) FB-Morphology-13139 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Arlene G. Sampang-Reyes 2000-07-18 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13139 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 38; Analsoft rays: 31 - 36 Kuiter, R.H. 1993 Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002) FB-Distribution-13139 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1995-05-22 00:00:00 2025-11-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13139 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Indo-West Pacific: New Zealand and Australia (southern Western Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania). Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.) 1994 Guide book to New Zealand commercial fish species. Revised edition. New Zealand Fishing Industry Board, Wellington, New Zealand, 216 p. (Ref. 9258) FB-Uses-13139 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1995-05-22 00:00:00 2024-11-16 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13139 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle fisheries: commercial Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.) 1994 Guide book to New Zealand commercial fish species. Revised edition. New Zealand Fishing Industry Board, Wellington, New Zealand, 216 p. (Ref. 9258) FB-Size-13139 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1995-05-22 00:00:00 2024-11-16 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13139 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy 31.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)) 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) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-13139 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1995-05-22 00:00:00 2024-11-16 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13139 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 200 m (Ref. 9563) 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)