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Aeoliscus punctulatus (Bianconi, 1854)

Speckled shrimpfish
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> Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Centriscidae (Snipefishes and shrimpfishes) > Centriscinae
Etymology: Aeoliscus: Derived from Aeolius, region from Asia Minor and Aeolus, the Greek god of winds (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina. Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Kenya to Algoa Bay, South Africa.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5462)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 3; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10 - 11; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 12 - 13. Pale green in color, with widely-spaced, small black spots (Ref. 5462).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Found in small groups near or among long-spined sea urchins and branching corals. Feeds on planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 9710). Swims vertically, with a head-down position (Ref. 5462).

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Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Centriscidae. p. 461. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5462)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 28 October 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Acquari pubblici
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.1 - 29.1, mean 27.3 °C (based on 620 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7502   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00282 (0.00106 - 0.00750), b=3.10 (2.86 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.30 se; based on food items.
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).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.