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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Congrogadinae
Etymology: Natalichthys: From the South African Museum, where the fish was found (1980) (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is an acronym for the Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI) of South Africa, honoured for its contributions to the ichthyology of South African waters. Its research vessel David Davies collected the type of the whiptail. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Winterbottom.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro demersale. Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean: known only from 2 specimens apparently collected from Umhlangakulu River, Natal, South Africa (30°04.16'S, 30°21.78'E?).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4395)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 1; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 52 - 53; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 42 - 43. Gill membranes fused but free from isthmus. Lateral line short. No scales on cheeks.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Winterbottom, R., 1985. Revision and vicariance biogeography of the subfamily Congrogadidae (Pisces: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Indo-Pac. Fish. (9):34 p. (Ref. 531)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).