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Etymology: Omegophora: From the Greek letter "omega" + Greek, phero = to carry.
More on authors: Waite & McCulloch.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 146 m (Ref. 9563). Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from southern Western Australia to southern New South Wales and Tasmania.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)
Occurs on the continental shelf (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. 130435)
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 2156)
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.8 - 21.5, mean 17.4 °C (based on 328 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02570 (0.01193 - 0.05536), b=2.88 (2.71 - 3.05), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 52.7 [22.6, 130.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.477 [0.201, 1.127] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [15.5, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.567 [0.253, 1.222] g/100g; Selenium = 15 [7, 34] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.82 [2.19, 37.79] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.54 [0.37, 0.84] mg/100g (wet weight);