Pricklenose silverside
📖 Overview
Usually caught offshore in depths of less than 2 m. Used as food for larger commercial species and possibly as bait.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17. Translucent and blue-green in color; pigmentation on head and body variable .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pricklenose silverside is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 10 m. Tropical; 21°N - 29°S, 77°E - 32°E South Africa (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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