Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina; brackvatten bottenlevande; amfidrom (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 2 - 160 m (Ref. 47581). Tropical; 31°N - 27°S, 36°E - 178°W
Indo-West Pacific: Port Sudan in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to Japan, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819), and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm 9.3  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1372); common length : 8.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3424); publicerad maxvikt: 19.00 g (Ref. 126702)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 8; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 16 - 17; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 14.
Found over muddy sand bottoms of coastal inshore waters (Ref. 47581). Often enters estuaries (Ref. 4833). Forms schools. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).
James, P.S.B.R., 1984. Leiognathidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 2. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3424)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.5 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 2086 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.01577 - 0.02524), b=2.92 (2.86 - 2.98), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 1.1 (0.9 - 1.3) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 19
growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (K=0.88-2.63; tm=1.2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 471 [235, 1,053] mg/100g; Iron = 1.46 [0.65, 3.11] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [17.0, 21.7] %; Omega3 = 0.281 [0.143, 0.559] g/100g; Selenium = 39.1 [12.6, 142.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 27.5 [7.8, 87.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.14 [1.32, 3.33] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.