Eastern footballer (Atypichthys latus)

Scientific name: Atypichthys latus McCulloch & Waite, 1916

Eastern footballer (Atypichthys latus)

The Eastern footballer (Atypichthys latus) is a marine fish of the family Kyphosidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, New Zealand and Kermadec, Norfolk and Lord Howe islands.

Species facts

Scientific name
Atypichthys latus
Family
Kyphosidae (Sea chubs)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and Kermadec, Norfolk and Lord Howe islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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