Glaucosoma hebraicum
| West Australian dhufish | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Glaucosomatidae |
| Genus: | Glaucosoma |
| Species: | G. hebraicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucosoma hebraicum J. Richardson, 1845 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Glaucosoma hebraicum, the Westralian Jewfish, West Australian dhufish or West Australian pearl perch, is a species of pearl perch native to the waters around Australia from Shark Bay, Western Australia to the Archipelago of the Recherche at depths down to 200 metres (660 ft). This species can reach a length of 122 centimetres (48 in) TL though most do not exceed 80 centimetres (31 in) TL. The greatest recorded weight for this species is 26 kilograms (57 lb). This species is important to local commercial fisheries and is also popular as a game fish.[1]
The pearlescent, silver-grey colour of this fish is broken by dark stripes. It is distinguished from a species found in the eastern states of Australia by a dark stripe over the eye region. This striping is prominent in juveniles and fades as the fish matures at about three or four years old.
The breeding season is between December and March, when it may be found in depths as shallow as 20 m, over reefs, but is otherwise found in deep waters.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Glaucosoma hebraicum" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Morrison, Sue; Storrie, Ann (1999). Wonders of Western Waters. Como, Western Australia: CALM. p. 116. ISBN 0-7309-6894-4.
- "Glaucosoma hebraicum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 October 2008.