Red sea bass
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Red sea bass ( Helicolenus percoides ) |
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The Red Sea Bass ( Helicolenus percoides ) is a marine fish of the family of sebastidae . It occurs in the coastal regions of Australia and New Zealand and is up to 47 centimeters tall and 1.4 kilograms. The head spines and the dorsal fin spines are poisonous.
Distribution, habitat and way of life
The species occurs on the continental shelf of Australia and New Zealand near the ground at a depth of 50 to 750 meters. She prefers rocky reefs ; especially the juveniles can be found in deep coastal reefs. The fish can live up to 42 years. The red sea bass feeds on shrimp , squid and fish. Natural enemies are trumpet perch and St. Peter's fish .
Reproduction
The fish reproduces through sexual reproduction and is viviparous . The larvae are released from the womb as soon as they have reached a length of approx. 1 millimeter.
Economical meaning
In Tasmania , the red sea bass is valued as a food fish , but is only consumed locally. The fish is mostly processed into fish soup there. Economically, it only plays a subordinate role and is a bycatch in shrimp fishing .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Red Sea Bass on Fishbase.org (English)
- ^ Dianne Furlani, Rosemary Gales, David Pemberton: Otoliths of common australian temperate fish: a photographic guide. CSIRO Publishing, 2007
- ↑ The Big Book of Fish. , Teubner, 2005