Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
marina pelagic-neritic. Tropical; 10°N - 4°N, 82°W - 77°W (Ref. 189)
Eastern Central Pacific: Panama. Occurrence in El Salvador is probably an error.
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.2 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 189)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 17 - 23. Body fairly stout, somewhat compressed. Snout very short, scarcely longer than pupil; maxilla short, tip bluntly rounded, not quite reaching to articulation of lower jaw; lower gill rakers increasing with size of fish; gill cover canals of Walkeri-type. Pectoral fin very large, reaching almost to pelvic fin base; anal fin moderately long, its origin under about middle of dorsal fin base.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
A schooling fish. More data needed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Spawn in school (Ref. 205).
Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 189)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00250 - 0.01100), b=3.13 (2.95 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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