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Common names: Dagubdub, Gono, Gono
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Adult and juvenile specimens were caught by light-fishing off Calauit I. and El Nido (see author's remarks Ref. 10558). Reported from Lake Taal (Ref. 81494, 13446). Museum: Western Calatagan, Batangas, UPZM 5244. In range Ref. 1602.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: De la Paz, R.M., N. Aragones and D. Agulto, 1988
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Atherinomorinae
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Common names from other countries

Pejerrey cabezón, Hardyhead silverside, Athérine têtue, ... more

Main reference

Kimura, S., D. Golani, Y. Iwatsuki, M. Tabuchi and T. Yoshino. 2007. (Ref. 58474)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 39 m (Ref. 11897)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred ?; 32°N - 23°S, 38°E - 154°W

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to Tonga, north to southern Japan, and south to northern Australia; except Andaman Sea. Replaced by Atherinomorus insularum in the Hawaiian Islands (Ref. 37816).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12 - 17; Vertebrae: 43 - 44. This species is distinguished by the following characters: lateral process of premaxilla very low and wide; upper margin of the dentary almost flat distally, no distinct tubercle at the posterior end; posterior tip of the upper jaw reaching to or beyond a vertical through anterior margin of the pupil, sometimes reaching to the center of pupil; small teeth on endopterygoids, not forming obvious ridges; the anus is near or usually behind the posterior tip of the pelvic fin; lower gill rakers 18-24; midlateral scale count 40-44; lower margin of midlateral band reaching below ventral end of the midlateral (third) scale row and reaching to almost the center of the fourth scale row at level of the anal fin origin (Ref. 58474).

Common in large schools along sandy shorelines and reef margins. Reported to be mainly a nocturnal species which usually forms schools (from several hundred to more than 100 m long and 20 m wide) (Ref. 9760). Feeds mostly at night when the school disperse. Feeds on a variety of planktonic crustaceans. Preyed upon by sharks, tunas, long toms, and amberjacks which swim alongside the school. Among its other predators are crested terns, gannets, sea-gulls and herons. Slow moving and not well regarded as bait. Extremely important as forage fish for larger species (Ref. 3302). Sold fresh, or salted and dried (Ref. 12484). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; bait: usually

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.3 ±0.2 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Atherinomorus lacunosus (Forster, 1801)