Classification / Names
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Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 18.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 188)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 188)
Climate / Range
Tropical, preferred ?; 15°N - 8°S, 89°E - 155°E (Ref. 188)
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Indian Ocean (Andaman Islands - a single Day specimen), Java Sea, the Philippines and eastward to Bismarck Archipelago.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Short description
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 22 - 28. Body depth increasing with size of fish. Second supra-maxilla a mere splint. Lower gill rakers 100 to 166; longest gill rakers on lower part of arch less than corresponding gill filaments. Teeth on hind edge of scales wider than gaps between them; a median series of pre-dorsal scales. A large dark mark behind gill opening, followed by longitudinal streaks along flank.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Trophic Level
3.1 ±0.3 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (21 of 100)
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