Atherina breviceps, Cape silverside : fisheries, bait

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Atherina breviceps Valenciennes, 1835

Cape silverside
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> Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Atherininae
Etymology: Atherina: Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.

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

marin; eau douce; saumâtre. Subtropical; 27°S - 35°S

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Southeast Atlantic: restricted from Lüderitz, Namibia to northern Natal, South Africa.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm 4.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7248)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total): 6 - 9; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 115; Épines anales 1; Rayons mous anaux: 15 - 18. Body silvery and translucent with a midlateral band; dusky upper surface (Ref. 4125).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Forms schools along the coast and in estuaries, especially during spring (Ref. 3302). Also found in coastal lakes (Ref. 7248). Small individuals filter out small organisms such as phytoplankton and rotifers. Above 3.5 cm TL, it feeds mostly on crustaceans especially amphipods taken from the water column as well as off the bottom. Preyed upon by fishes and birds (Ref. 7248).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Dyer, Brian S. | Collaborateurs

Skelton, P.H., 1993. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: pêcheries vivrières; appât: usually
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 14.3 - 23.9, mean 19.5 °C (based on 14 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00426 - 0.01415), b=3.14 (2.97 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Medium.