Philippines country information

Common names: Dagubdub, Gono, Gono
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known in Calamianes Islands, northern Palawan (Ref. 48613). Identified from fish market collections during the WCP workshop in Manila, October 1995.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Atherinomorinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Pejerrey samoana, Athérine samoan, Samoan hardyhead, ... more

Main reference

Ivantsoff, W. 1984. (Ref. 3302)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Dyer, Brian S. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4125)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 8 m (Ref. 86942)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and Delagoa Bay, Mozambique (Ref. 4125) and Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964) to the Cook Islands, north to the Caroline Islands, south to Queensland, Australia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 14. Transparent and blue-green in color, silvery midlateral stripe and abdomen (Ref. 4125). Ascending process of premaxilla moderately long and narrow, lateral process short and wide. Ramus of dentary highly elevated posteriorly. Midlateral band narrow (Ref. 9760). Two rows of pigment spots may be present below lateral band (Ref. 37816).

Usually found in coastal waters and harbors within its range. Important as food for larger commercial fishes (Ref. 9760). Used as bait in the tuna fishery (Ref. 6822).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; bait: usually

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4 ±0.45 se; Based on food items.

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

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Hypoatherina temminckii (Bleeker, 1854)