Chinaman-leatherjacket (Nelusetta ayraud)

Scientific name: Nelusetta ayraud Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Chinaman-leatherjacket (Nelusetta ayraud)

The Chinaman-leatherjacket (Nelusetta ayraud) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae.

Biology

Adults are found on the continental shelf and slope, while juveniles school seasonally in inshore waters. Juvenile ocean jackets have been caught in seagrass, over bare sand and on rocky reefs. Adults however, tend to be absent from seagrass areas. Are carnivorous, feeding mainly on salps. Other food items in the diet include gastropod mollusks, crustaceans and fish. Sold as fresh trunks.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nelusetta ayraud
Family
Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Depth range
0–360 m (0–1181 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 360 m, usually 0 - 200 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales. The species is considered to be endemic to Australia, although a single specimen has been reported from 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 (tm=2-4; tmax=9; Fec=700,000)

Sources

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

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