Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina demersal; anfídromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 10 - 150 m (Ref. 4376). Tropical; 26°C - 29°C (Ref. 4959); 29°N - 33°S, 28°E - 149°W
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Persian Gulf and East Africa to Australia, New Caledonia and Tahiti.
Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm 7.9, range 8 - 9.1 cm
Max length : 11.3 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7050); common length : 8.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3424)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 8; Raios dorsais (total) : 16; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 14. Body silvery. Naked head; with nuchal spine. Mouth strongly oblique; nostrils situated above eyes (Ref. 48635). Protracted mouth pointing upward; Tip of maxilla reaching well below level of lower margin of eye. Body depth twice or slightly more than standard length. Lateral line ending before dorsal fin.
Schooling species found in shallow waters, usually near the bottom (Ref. 30573). Occasionally enters brackish waters (Ref. 4833, 48635). Swims in loose groups (Ref. 48635). Feeds on zooplankton including copepods, mysids, and larval fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 11441). Sold fresh and dried salted; also used for fishmeal.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
James, P.S.B.R., 1984. Leiognathidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 2. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3424)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22 - 28.5, mean 27.2 °C (based on 1101 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01230 (0.00942 - 0.01606), b=2.99 (2.92 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.27 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (K=1.20-1.50).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
