🌊 Marine
Data Deficient
🌡️ Tropical
Shortfin minidartfish
Aioliops brachypterus Rennis & Hoese, 1987
📖 Overview
Occurs in midwater aggregations of up to 50 individuals; inhabits sheltered waters of turbid lagoons in about 3-10 m .
Scientific Name
Aioliops brachypterus
Authority
Rennis & Hoese, 1987
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
2.4 cm
Depth Range
3–10 m
Trophic Level
3
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Genus
Aioliops
Aioliops
Species
Shortfin minidartfish
Aioliops brachypterus
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. : elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Shortfin minidartfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 10 m . Tropical Central Pacific.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00389 × L3.12
(TL)
Max TL
2.4cm
Dorsal Spines
6
Dorsal Rays
10
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
11
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2023
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Rennis & Hoese, 1987
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