Classification / Names
Common names from other countries
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Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11298); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9895)
Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 9 - 12.2 cm
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - 961 m (Ref. 9494)
Climate / Range
Tropical, preferred ?; 25°N - 10°S, 32°E - 127°E
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Malay Archipelago including Thailand, Viet Nam, the Philippines and Indonesia westward to seas and estuaries of India and Pakistan to the Red Sea (Ref. 9895).
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Short description
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 126-138;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 97 - 114. Eyed side reddish brown, sometimes with irregular brown-black patches, with a large black blotch on gill cover. Body very elongate, its depth 17 to 22% SL. Eyes with a small interorbital space. Corner of mouth reaching well beyond vertical through posterior margin of lower eye, much nearer to gill opening than to tip of snout. Caudal-fin rays 10. No lateral lines on blind side. Scales comparatively large, ctenoid on eyed side of body, cycloid (smooth) on blind side. Midlateral-line scales 90 to 101. Only 11 or 12 scale rows between lateral lines on eyed side of body (Ref 9895).
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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
3.5 ±0.37 se; Based on food items.
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 360-35,926)
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100)
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