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Common names: Bolinao, Priapium fish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported as a migratory species in Lake Mainit (Ref. 13446, 81829), Kalinawan River (Ref. 81829). Museum: type locality, Lake Mainit, Surigao, Mindanao, CAS-SU 36546 (no type status). Description of Aurich based on at least a 2.6 cm SL male and a 2.9 cm SL female (Ref. 12768). Endemic status computed from FishBase data (country records, occurrences records in literature and in point data) on 16/07/08. Also Ref. 94476.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Phallostethidae (Priapiumfishes)
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Common names from other countries

Priapium fish, Bolinao, 菲律宾栉精器鱼, ... more

Main reference

Parenti, L.R. 1989. (Ref. 12768)
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Size / Weight / Age

Environment

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Asia: Lake Mainit, Surigao, Mindanao, Philippines.
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Fertilization is internal and eggs are attached to the substrate via adhesive filaments (Ref. 43413).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii))

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.0 ±0.2 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Neostethus thessa (Aurich, 1937)