Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife. Tropical
Southeast Atlantic: East London to Port Alfred, South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles (Ref. 5465). Western Central Pacific (Ref. 10275).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.3 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5465)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 50 - 51; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 23 - 24. Mouth large; lower jaw strongly projecting; upper jaw protrusible (Ref. 10275). Body pale olive above, silvery white below; fine black dots on dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 5465).
Occurs in sandy areas (Ref. 10275). Rare species (Ref. 5465).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Collette, B.B., 2001. Ammodytidae. Sandlances. p. 3518. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 10275)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 21.6 - 29, mean 27.1 °C (based on 1021 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00324 (0.00148 - 0.00706), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).