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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Brachaluteres Fahaqa

Brachaluteres fahaqa Clark & Gohar, 1953
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.9
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Brachaluteres Fahaqa (Brachaluteres fahaqa), first described by Clark & Gohar, 1953 is a fish in the family Monacanthidae (order Tetraodontiformes). It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.

Scientific Name
Brachaluteres fahaqa
Authority
Clark & Gohar, 1953
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Trophic Level
2.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Brachaluteres Fahaqa is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Brachaluteres Fahaqa 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. Tropical Indian Ocean: Red Sea.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
2.9±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0195 × L2.93 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2017

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
13.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.9
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Clark & Gohar, 1953

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