Classification / Names
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Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 1.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 108789)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 8 m (Ref. 108789)
Climate / Range
Tropical, preferred ?
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Aldabra and Seychelles; east to Ponape, Caroline Islands; north to Taiwan, south to Papua New Guinea; excluding the Great Barrier Reef but taken at the Northwest Cape, Western Australia.
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Short description
Dorsal
spines
(total): 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 7-9;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 7 - 9;
Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: cephalic sensory-pore system lacking only the IT pore (pattern 2); only some pectoral-fin rays are branched; pectoral-fin base have 1 or 2 prominent dark spots; dorsal/anal-fin formula usually 8/8; without occipital spots (Ref. 108789).
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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