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Etymology: Zanclistius: Greek, za = an aumentative particle + Greek, agklino = to bo on one´s back (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 500 m (Ref. 9563). Temperate, preferred ?
South Pacific: Southern Australia including Tasmania and New Zealand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)
Found on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 9563).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Aquarium: commercial
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