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Atherion africanum Smith, 1965

Pricklenose silverside
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> Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherionidae (Pricklenose silversides)
Etymology: Atherion: Greek, atherine = smelt.
More on author: Smith.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; rango de profundidad 0 - 10 m. Tropical; 21°N - 29°S, 77°E - 32°E

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Indian Ocean: India to Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4125).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4125); common length : 4.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3302)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 5 - 6; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10 - 12; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 17. Translucent and blue-green in color; pigmentation on head and body variable (Ref. 4125).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Usually caught offshore in depths of less than 2 m. Used as food for larger commercial species and possibly as bait.

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Oviparous (Ref. 36947).

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Ivantsoff, W., 1984. Atherinidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1. (Ref. 3302)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: sin interés
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).