Philippines country information

Common names: Al-alibot, Balanghuten, Basasong
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments:
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: Conlu, P.V., 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Harpadontinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Short-finned saury, Short-finned lizardfish, Kortfinnet øglefisk, ... more

Main reference

Rau, N. and A. Rau. 1980. (Ref. 393)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 38.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2117); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2117)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 260 m (Ref. 12260)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Andaman and South China seas south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northern Australia.
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Short description

Body elongate, cylindrical. Back and upper sides brown, lower sides and belly white. Nine to 10 faint blotches along the lateral line, sometimes with traces of very indistinct cross-bars on the back. Upper edges of pectoral and caudal fins occasionally with faint black dots. The upper portion of the inner side of the pectoral fins dark.

Inhabits muddy bottoms of the continental shelf down to about 60 m. Feeds on small bottom-dwelling invertebrates and fishes.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.3 ±0.5 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.40-0.88)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (20 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Saurida micropectoralis Shindo & Yamada, 1972