Kalyptatherina helodes, Marine sailfin silverside

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Kalyptatherina helodes (Ivantsoff & Allen, 1984)

Marine sailfin silverside
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Telmatherinidae (Sailfin silversides)
Etymology: Kalyptatherina: Greek, kalyptos = hidden + Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770 (Ref. 45335).

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

Θαλασσινό(ά); Υφάλμυρο; μη μεταναστευτικό(ά); εύρος βάθους 0 - 1 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical

Κατανομή Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Point map | Εισαγωγές | Faunafri

Western Central Pacific: known only from Misool and Bantana Islands north west of Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 9836)

Short description Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά): 3 - 5; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά): 6-9; Εδρικές άκανθες 1; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 11 - 14. Second dorsal fin lacking spine.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Inhabit mangrove swamps close inshore. Nothing is known of its biology. This species is too small to be of any commercial value but may be taken as food by young of commercial fish species (Ref. 9836).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Ivantsoff, W., 1999. Telmatherinidae. Sailfin silversides. p. 2144. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9836)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 December 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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