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Atheriniformes (Silversides) >
Dentatherinidae (Tusked silversides)
Etymology: Dentatherina: Latin, dens = teeth + Greek, atherina = (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Frank V Mercer was a founding Professor of the School of Biological Science at Macquarie University, Sydney (1964), having been formerly a Professor of Botany at Sydney University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Issue
Under family Dentatherinidae in Parenti (1984 ?).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Mức độ sâu / distribution range
Sinh thái học
Biển pelagic-neritic; không di cư. Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Philippines to north-eastern Australia and from Moluccas to the Trobriand Islands.
Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Chín muồi sinh dục: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 9798)
Short description
Khóa để định loại | Hình thái học | Sinh trắc học
Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng) : 6 - 9; Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng) : 12 - 14; Tia cứng vây hậu môn: 1; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 14 - 16. Labial ligament to about halfway along premaxilla forming cylindrical pouch lateral to ramus of dentary and just below edge of premaxilla. Premaxilla with ventrally directed tusk-like process. Caudal peduncle very slender. Midlateral scales 40-43; transverse scale rows 7 to 9; interdorsal scales 8-12.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Found close inshore around islands and over coral reefs. Except for larval biology, little is known about this species. It may be taken as food by commercial species. This species is now placed under family Dentatherinidae in Parenti (1984 ?).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Các trứng | Sự sinh sản | Ấu trùng
Patten, J.M. and W. Ivantsoff, 1983. A new genus and species of atherinid fish, Dentatherina merceri from the Western Pacific. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 29(4):329-339. (Ref. 5157)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Các nghề cá: không ích lợi (thú vị)
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Tài liệu tham khảo
123201): 24.7 - 29, mean 28.1 °C (based on 734 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Tài liệu tham khảo
82804): PD
50 = 1.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Mức dinh dưỡng (Tài liệu tham khảo
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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