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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Tara and Papatog islands. Also from Calamianes Islands (Ref. 90102).
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ivantsoff, W. and L.E.L.M. Crowley, 1999
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Atherinomorinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

锯鳞下银汉鱼, 鋸鱗下銀漢魚, ... more

Main reference

Ivantsoff, W. and L.E.L.M. Crowley. 1999. (Ref. 9760)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Dyer, Brian S. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 6.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)

Environment

Marine; pelagic-neritic

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Western Pacific: Tara and Papatog islands, Philippines.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. A few minute teeth present on vomer, mesopterygoid but none on palatines. Ascending dorsal process of premaxilla short, broad and not entering interorbital space. Body scales with very crenulated posterior edge. Midlateral scale count 33 to 35. Origin of first dorsal from 0.5 to 3 scales in front of vertical through tips of ventrals. Pectoral fin 3.4-3.9 in SL.

Occurs in inshore waters around islands. Biology unknown. May be foraged by larger commercial species. Dried for pet food.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Bait: occasionally

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.2 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (21 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Hypoatherina crenolepis (Schultz, 1953)