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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Crenidens Indicus

Crenidens indicus Day, 1873
Max Length
23.1 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
38.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Crenidens Indicus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Crenidens indicus
Authority
Day, 1873
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
23.1 cm
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
38.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 24. Crenidens indicus differs from Crenidens crenidens by the following characters: scale rows between the 10th dorsal-spine base and lateral line (41/2 vs. 51/2-61/2 in C. crenidens); gill rakers in the lower arch (10-12 vs. 9-10 in C. crenidens); dark spot located dorsally in the pectoral-fin axil (present vs. none in C. crenidens); body relatively deeper body 2.13-2.34 in SL vs. slender body (2.42-2.93 in SL for C. crenidens) .: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Crenidens Indicus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Crenidens Indicus is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Crenidens Indicus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal. Tropical Indian Ocean: southern Arabian Peninsula (sometimes in Red Sea), through the Persian Gulf, to the coasts of Iran and Pakistan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.4±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01995 × L2.96 (TL)
Max TL
23.1cm
Dorsal Spines
11
Dorsal Rays
11
Anal Spines
3
Anal Rays
10
Vertebrae
24

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
38.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Day, 1873

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