Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino pelagic-neritic; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 10 m. Tropical; 21°N - 29°S, 77°E - 32°E
Indian Ocean: India to Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4125).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4125); common length : 4.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3302)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 5 - 6; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10 - 12; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 16 - 17. Translucent and blue-green in color; pigmentation on head and body variable (Ref. 4125).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
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
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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