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Common names: Isdang laring-laring, Isdang sikuan, Isdang sikwan
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Calamianes Islands, northern Palawan (Ref. 48613), Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276), Malalag Bay, Davao Gulf, Sarangani Bay, Bongo Island and Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf (Ref. 106380) and Karitonan Core, Calatagan, Batngas (Ref. 107853). Seven specimens were collected by spoon net at Big Lagoon in Miniloc I. near El Nido, FRLM 11814 - 11820. In range Ref. 1602.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kimura, S., 1995
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Centriscidae (Snipefishes and shrimpfishes) > Centriscinae
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Common names from other countries

Jointed razorfish, Poisson-couteau, Canif, ... more

Main reference

Myers, R.F. 1991. (Ref. 1602)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1602)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 42 m (Ref. 90102)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 32°N - 32°S, 38°E - 170°E

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Tanzania (Ref. 51015) and Seychelles (Ref. 1623); then from southern Japan to New South Wales, Australia eastward to Vanuatu.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12. Recognized by hinged part of dorsal fin spine. Variable in color with habitat. Greenish-yellow with diffused stripe when in seagrass environment. Pale with black stripe when found on open substrate with white sand or rubble (Ref. 48635).

Form schools among the spines of Diadema or staghorn corals, and feed on minute crustaceans in the zooplankton. Remarkable for their strange body shape and swimming habit: the body is encased in an armor of thin, transparent plates; they swim in synchronized groups, each fish in a vertical position with the snout pointing downwards.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7502 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.48 se; Based on food items.

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

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Aeoliscus strigatus (Günther, 1861)