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Common names: Aguas, Agwas, Balanak
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Ref. 58652). Reported from Lake Taal (Ref. 13446). Sold fresh and dried in Metro Manila markets and is one of the major dried products being sold. Roe is marketed as a salted product in the Visayas (Ref. 2858). Also Ref. 1602.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Conlu, P.V., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mulet mopiro, Lisa mopiro, بوري ذيل مُربَّع, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino; acqua dolce; salmastro associati a barriera corallina; catadromo (Ref. 46888); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 5 m (Ref. 89972). Tropical; 32°N - 24°S, 30°E - 141°W

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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and from East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia (Ref. 9812).

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 63.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710); common length : 35.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9812)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 5; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 8-10; Spine anali 3; Raggi anali molli: 7 - 9. Diagnosis: This species is distinguished by the following characters: robust body; usually with 16 pectoral-fin rays; 25-29 longitudinal scales; 16 circumpeduncular scales; weakly ctenoid scales; adults with longer snout than eye diameter, shorter in juvenile; poorly developed adipose eyelid, forming narrow rim around eye; weak notch on anteroventral edge of preorbital; truncate caudal fin; colour olive-brown dorsally, flanks and belly silvery to whitish; about 6 brownish stripes on flank formed by longitudinal marks on scales; fins yellowish white with dusky margins except caudal fin yellow and pectoral black dorsally and yellow ventrally (completely black in young); no axillary scale visible in the pectoral fins (Ref. 9812, 90102).

Found in lagoons, reef flats, estuaries, and coastal creeks, in shallow coastal areas and protected sandy shores (Ref. 40488). Usually within tidal influence, but may enter fresh water, ascending 10 km into rivers (Ref. 40488). Forms large schools, frequently in mangrove areas (Ref. 2334). Juveniles may be found in rice fields and mangroves and may be used as bait fish (Ref. 9812). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Feeds on phytoplankton, small algae and detritus organisms (Ref. 89972). Caught in cast nets, stake nets, beach seines, and gill nets; marketed fresh and salted; boiled (Thailand), canned or frozen (Australia). Roe also marketed salted and juveniles used as bait fish (Ref. 9812)..

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Harrison, Ian | Collaboratori

Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 02 July 2016

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 130160)

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale; Acquacoltura: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale; esca: occasionally

FAO(Acquacoltura: production; ; publication : search) | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.3 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 3039 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00762 - 0.01897), b=3.02 (2.89 - 3.15), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.2 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.

Resilienza (Ref. 120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)