Issue
Uncertain in Deveximentum (Chakrabarty et al., 2009).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; acqua dolce; salmastro demersale; amfidromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 60 m (Ref. 90102), usually ? - 40 m (Ref. 30573). Tropical; 26°C - 29°C (Ref. 4959)
Indo-West Pacific: tropical Indian Ocean and southeast Asia, north to Taiwan and China, south to northern Australia. Also reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 11889).
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 5.2  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3424); common length : 6.0 cm NG maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3424)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 8; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 16 - 17; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 14.
Found in coastal waters. Enters estuaries and rivers (Ref. 30573). Usually over sand or mud bottoms and rarely near reefs (Ref. 90102). Forms schools. Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 5213). Marketed fresh or dried and salted (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.5 - 29.1, mean 28.1 °C (based on 1726 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01862 (0.01451 - 0.02390), b=2.91 (2.84 - 2.98), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.27 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (K=1.00-1.60).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).