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
Distribución
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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).
Usually caught offshore in depths of less than 2 m. Used as food for larger commercial species and possibly as bait.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 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).
