Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported as juveniles of M. argenteus in Leyte by Vari 1978 (Ref. 44255).
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Yoshino, T., H. Yoshigou and H. Senou, 2002
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Shimizu-shimaisaki, ... more

Main reference

Yoshino, T., H. Yoshigou and H. Senou. 2002. (Ref. 44255)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 22.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 44255)

Environment

Freshwater; brackish; pelagic

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Asia: Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
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Short description

Four dark longitudinal body stripes; an interruption of the postorbital stripe on heads at the posterior preopercular margin. Scales rows above lateral line to middorsal spines 8; on cheek 7-8. Interspace between nostrils wider than 1.5 the diameter of the posterior nostril. Upper jaw slightly longer than lower jaw; gape almost horizontal; lips fleshy; snout elongate (Ref. 44255).

Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Mesopristes iravi Yoshino, Yoshigou & Senou, 2002