Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
marina; brackvatten pelagic-neritic; djupintervall 15 - 100 m (Ref. 30573). Tropical; 30°N - 21°S, 36°E - 178°W
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Ref. 2871, 5213, 30573) to Southeast Asia, north to Japan, south to Queensland, Australia. Reported from Fiji (Ref. 12743).
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm 15.0 range ? - 19.2 cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2872); common length : 30.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2872)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 8 - 9; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 20 - 22; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 25 - 28. Silvery grey with blue iridescence dorsally, silvery white ventrally; upper part of gill cover with a dusky black spot; fins pale yellow. Mouth large and oblique.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found in coastal waters down to a depth of about 100 m (Ref. 30573) and between 15-90 m in western Indonesia (Ref. 12260). Feeds on sand-dwelling animals (Ref. 5213). Marketed fresh and dried salted.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.3 - 28.6, mean 27.6 °C (based on 746 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.00948 - 0.01833), b=2.94 (2.85 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.7 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (K=0.6-1.1;).
Prior r = 0.75, 95% CL = 0.49 - 1.12, Based on 5 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High vulnerability (65 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 157 [98, 292] mg/100g; Iron = 1.74 [1.04, 2.72] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [18.2, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.314 [0.186, 0.547] g/100g; Selenium = 50.3 [25.4, 103.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 20.9 [7.9, 57.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.2 [0.9, 1.7] mg/100g (wet weight);
