Classification / Names
Common names from other countries
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Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 1.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28620)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 17 m (Ref. 90102)
Climate / Range
Tropical, preferred ?; 21°N - 20°S
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Western Australia, Indonesia; north to Japan; and south to Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe Island; to Oceania (including Micronesia, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, the Samoan Islands to French Polynesia (Society Islands) and Pitcairn Islands.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Short description
Dorsal
spines
(total): 6 - 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8-10;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 7 - 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: cephalic sensory-canal pore system without the IT pore only (pattern 2); branched pectoral-fin rays; fimbriate urogenital papilla; dorsal/anal-fin formula 9/8; fifth pelvic-fin ray rudimentary or absent; pectoral-fin base no dark spots; subcutaneous bars on body 5 between anal-fin origin and caudal fin; a large rectangular dark spot on mid and upper caudal peduncle (Ref. 107299).
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Trophic Level
3.0 ±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 (10 of 100)
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