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Cyttidae (Lookdown dories)
Etymology: Cyttus: Greek, kyttaros, kytos = a convex cavity.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 350 m (Ref. 9563). Temperate, preferred ?
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)
Occurs on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 9563).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986. Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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