Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; acqua dolce; salmastro; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - ? m. Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean: coastal waters and estuaries of South Africa, from Cape of Good Hope east and north to False Bay, Natal and St. Lucia coast of North Zululand (Ref. 6798); and to Lake Piti in southern Mozambique (Ref. 4164).
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 8.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4164)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 14 - 17; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 15 - 16.
Found in coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 4164, 5213), also enters freshwater (Ref. 6798).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Collette, B.B., 1986. Hemiramphidae. p. 163-164. In J. Daget, J.P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6798)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18.9 - 26.3, mean 24.9 °C (based on 28 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00257 (0.00115 - 0.00574), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.1 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
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).