Bastard trumpeter (Latridopsis forsteri)

Scientific name: Latridopsis forsteri Castelnau, 1872

Bastard trumpeter (Latridopsis forsteri)

The Bastard trumpeter (Latridopsis forsteri) is a marine fish of the family Latridae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific, southern Australia (from South Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania) and New Zealand.

Species facts

Scientific name
Latridopsis forsteri
Family
Latridae (Trumpeters)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
65.0
Depth range
20–160 m (66–525 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 160 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific: southern Australia (from South Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania) and New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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