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Ophthalmolepis lineolata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2
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EngineeringSpecies-specific Catch DataOphthalmolepis LineolataZoological TaxonomyLarge SpeciesBiogeographyThreatened SpeciesMarine BiodiversityTerrestrial CrustaceanBenthic EcologyConservation BiologyParasitologyBiodiversityOphthalmologyIucn 2011Ocular PathologyBenthic CommunityEvolutionary BiologySouthern AustraliaMarine EcologyMarine BiologyMedicine
This species is widely distributed in southern Australia and common throughout its range. It is a relatively large species and is common on rocky bottoms in depths to about 60 m. Although fished recreationally and commercially, and is a bycatch of giant crab and rock lobster trap fishery, no species-specific catch data are available. Overall, this species does not appear to be threatened and is listed as Least Concern.