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Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Pentaprion: Greek, pente = five + Greek, prion = saw (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 15 - 220 m (Ref. 12260). Tropical; 33°N - 24°S, 47°E - 158°E
Indo-West Pacific: western and southern coasts of India and off Sri Lanka to Indonesia, the Philippines and Ryukyu Islands, and south to the northern part of Australia (Ref. 3131).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2872); common length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2872)
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Anal spines: 5 - 6; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Body is slender, with weakly attached silvery scales. The spines of the dorsal and anal fins longer than the rays; the pectoral fins long and pointed, reaching beyond the anal fin spines; the anal fin is long; the caudal fin lobes rounded.
Inhabits coastal waters. Forms large schools. Probably feeds on small benthic animals. Used for fish meal and duck food.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Woodland, D.J., 1984. Gerreidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3409)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 21.1 - 28.3, mean 26.6 °C (based on 974 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00925 - 0.01362), b=3.06 (3.01 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 1.2 (1.0 - 1.4) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 16
growth studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.70-1.80).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 223 [91, 694] mg/100g; Iron = 0.874 [0.382, 2.690] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.5, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.323 [0.154, 0.725] g/100g; Selenium = 54.9 [20.4, 162.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.7 [2.8, 49.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.11 [0.63, 2.73] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.
