Kraemeria samoensis Steindachner, 1906
Samoan sand dart
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Kraemeriidae (Sand darters)
More on author: Steindachner.
More on author: Steindachner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 14°N - 18°S
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Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Society Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Short description Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 6;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 14;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 13. 6 to 7 flaps on the lower edge of preopercle, 5 to 6 flaps on lower edge of operculum. Tongue bilobed.
Inhabits sandy areas subject to strong wave action (Ref. 1602). Also reported from freshwater streams (Ref. 4343). Feeds on polychaetes (Ref. 4343). Of no commercial interest but may be taken incidentally (Ref. 48316).
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Main reference
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Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 27 - 29.4, mean 28.5 (based on 1178 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD50 = 0.5098 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.26 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months ().
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .