Issue
Gender changed to fem., Smith-Vaniz, pers. comm.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina; brackvatten revassocierade; amfidrom (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 26 - 85 m (Ref. 122480). Tropical; 36°N - 34°S, 26°E - 169°E
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Indonesia, New Guinea and Philippines, north to Taiwan and Japan, south to northern Australia (Ref. 9800); including the Persian Gulf (Ref. 114980, 115291).
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9800); common length : 23.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5450); publicerad maxvikt: 2.9 kg (Ref. 126702)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 8 - 9; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 19 - 23; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 17 - 19.
Found inshore, on sand or mud bottoms, reefs, estuaries and harbors. Maximum depth for this species is less than 50 m. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 5213). Breeds close inshore during spring (Ref. 5324). Flesh edible, but not esteemed (Ref. 12484).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Heemstra, P.C., 1997. Drepanidae. Sicklefishes. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Western Central Pacific. (Ref. 9800)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.2 - 29.1, mean 28.2 °C (based on 1412 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02570 (0.01391 - 0.04749), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.34 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 36.3 [18.3, 59.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.48 [0.30, 0.77] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.116 [0.076, 0.183] g/100g; Selenium = 37.6 [21.1, 68.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 47.2 [13.0, 167.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.11 [0.77, 1.57] mg/100g (wet weight);