Scientific Name
Helicolenus percoides

Common Name
Red gurnard perch

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 25

Classification

Classified By

Richardson & Solander, 1842

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand. Two forms of ocean perch are recognized in waters off New South Wales, Australia (Ref. 6390). They are referred to as 'inshore' and 'offshore' forms based on their preferred depth ranges (Ref. 6390). A closely related species, Helicolenus barathri, is known from New Zealand and its distribution may also include southern Australian waters (Ref. 30468, 30471).

Range

26°S - 55°S

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

50 m

Depth To - meters

750 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 750 m (Ref. 6390)

Trophic Level

4.01 s.e. 0.74 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

47.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (62 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.11-0.12; tmax=42; Fec=150,000)

Threat To Humans

Venomous (Ref. 9563)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated