Marine
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Allanetta bleekeri (non Günther, 1861) |
| synonym | Allanetta forskali (non Rüppell, 1838) |
| synonym | Atherina affinis Bennett, 1832 |
| synonym | Atherina forskali (non Rüppell, 1838) |
| synonym | Atherina forskalii (non Rüppell, 1838) |
| synonym | Atherina forskalli (non Rüppell, 1838) |
| synonym | Atherina lacunosa Forster, 1801 |
| synonym | Atherina morrisi Jordan & Starks, 1906 |
| synonym | Atherina pinguis (non Lacepède, 1803) |
| synonym | Atherina punctata Bennett, 1833 |
| synonym | Atherina puntata Bennett, 1833 |
| synonym | Atherina vaigiensis (non Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) |
| synonym | Atherinomorous lacunosus (Forster, 1801) |
| synonym | Atherinomorus capricornensis (Woodland, 1961) |
| synonym | Atherinomorus lacunosa (Forster, 1801) |
| synonym | Atherinomorus ogilbyi (non Whitley, 1930) |
| synonym | Atherion morrisi (Jordan & Starks, 1906) |
| synonym | Hepsetia morrisi (Jordan & Starks, 1906) |
| synonym | Hepsetia pinguis (non Lacepède, 1803) |
| synonym | Pranesus capricornensis Woodland, 1961 |
| synonym | Pranesus forskalii (non Rüppell, 1838) |
| synonym | Pranesus lacunosus (Forster, 1801) |
| synonym | Pranesus maculatus Taylor, 1964 |
| synonym | Pranesus morrisi (Jordan & Starks, 1906) |
| synonym | Pranesus ogilbyi (non Whitley, 1930) |
| synonym | Pranesus pinguis (non Lacepède, 1803) |
| synonym | Pranesus pinguis mineri Nichols & Roemhild, 1951 |
| synonym | Pranesus pinguis ruppelli Smith, 1965 |
🗒 Common Names
| Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian |
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📚 Overview
Brief
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Diagnostic Keys
Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12 - 17; Vertebrae: 38 - 43
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Description
Distal end of upper jaw extending backward to vertical through anterior border of pupil; free edge of dentary bone almost flat, with no posterior elevation; scales in midlateral series 39-44 . Ramus of premaxilla long, extending past vertical through anterior border of pupil. Anus at or in front of ventral tips. Four pit-like pores on dorsal surface of head, usually covered by large scale. Axillary scales large but usually shed. Body green, light yellow or brownish. Upper half of body always darker. Most scales edged with black. (see also Ref. 559).
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Size
Max Length
25 TL (unsexed)
Size
25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; )
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Trophic Strategy
Common in large schools along sandy shorelines and reef margins. Slow moving and not well regarded as bait. Feeds on zooplankton, small bottom-living invertebrates . Extremely important as forage fish for larger species .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 39 m
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Description
Remark
Known from Tamil Nadu coast and Andaman Sea
Occurrence
native
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaii, the Samoan and Phoenix islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to Queensland, Australia and New Caledonia. Recently migrated into the eastern Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. Replaced by Atherinomorus insularum in the Hawaiian Islands .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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No Data
📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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No Data
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
fisheries: commercial; bait: usually
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1303, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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No Data
📚 Information Listing
References
Overview > Diagnostic > Diagnostic Keys
- Ivantsoff, W. and L.E.L.M. Crowley 1999 Atherinidae. Silversides (or hardyheads). p. 2113-2139. 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.
Overview > Diagnostic > Description
- Ivantsoff, W. and L.E.L.M. Crowley 1999 Atherinidae. Silversides (or hardyheads). p. 2113-2139. 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.
Natural History > Size
- Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 302 p.
Natural History > Trophic Strategy
- Thollot, P. 1996 Les poissons de mangrove du lagon sud-ouest de Nouvelle-Caledonie. ORSTOM Éditions, Paris.
Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat
- Kulbicki, M., J.E. Randall and J. Rivaton 1994 Checklist of the fishes of the Chesterfield Islands (Coral Sea). Micronesica 27(1/2):1-43.
Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
- Fricke, R. 1999 Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Reunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez): an annotated checklist, with descriptions of new species. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, Theses Zoologicae, Vol. 31: 759 p.
Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
- 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
Uses and Management > Uses
- van der Elst, R. 1993 A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. (3rd Ed.) Struik Publishers, Cape Town. 398 p. van der Elst, R. 1993 A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. (3rd Ed.) Struik Publishers, Cape Town. 398 p.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Atheriniformes |
| Family | Atherinidae |
| Genus | Atherinomorus |
| Species | Atherinomorus lacunosus (Forster 1801) |
📊 Temporal Distribution
📷 Related Observations
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