Classification / Names
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Kurtidae (Nurseryfishes)
Etymology: Kurtus: Kyrtos, -e, -on = curved, with a hump (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Thomas Allen Gulliver (1848–1931) was born in England. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Castelnau.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल; खारा बेनथोपिलाजिक. Tropical; 20°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059); 2°S - 19°S
Asia and Oceania: central southern New Guinea and northern Australia.
Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 63.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 2158)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 7; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 14 - 15; गुदा कांटा: 2; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 44 - 47.
Adults inhabit mangrove-nipa swamps, brackish estuaries and slow-flowing turbid rivers. Feed on small fishes, shrimps and crayfish. The male carries the eggs around like a bunch of grapes attached to a hook on the head, called forehead brooding (Ref. 36739, 44894). Esteemed table fish (Ref. 2158).
Males carry eggs in clusters or balls attached to a hook on the head, known as 'forehead brooding'. This may be an adaptation to environments with low oxygen and high turbidity (Ref. 36739).
Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01380 (0.00565 - 0.03373), b=3.01 (2.80 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (tm=1-2;).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100).