Observations on the chinaman leatherjacket Nelusetta ayraudi (Quoy & Gaimard) in the Great Australian Bight

Abstract

Biological information on N. ayraudi was collected during a survey of demersal fish of the Great Australian Bight between 1978 and 1980. Fish size increased with water depth, the adults were sexually dichromatic, and the sex ratio of female to male was approximately 2 : 1. Though it is a carnivore, N. ayraudi has a digestive tract that is usually associated with herbivores.