Southern leatherjacket (Meuschenia australis)

Scientific name: Meuschenia australis Donovan, 1824

Southern leatherjacket (Meuschenia australis)

The Southern leatherjacket (Meuschenia australis) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, southern Australia, from South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.

Species facts

Scientific name
Meuschenia australis
Family
Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
100 m (328 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 100 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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