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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Deveximentum Indicium

Deveximentum indicium Monkolprasit, 1973
Max Length
8.8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.8
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Deveximentum Indicium (Deveximentum indicium), first described by Monkolprasit, 1973 is a small fish. Adults typically reach 8.80 cm in maximum length. 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 Least Concern.

Scientific Name
Deveximentum indicium
Authority
Monkolprasit, 1973
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
8.8 cm
Trophic Level
2.8
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Deveximentum
Deveximentum
Species
Deveximentum Indicium
Deveximentum indicium

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14. Body silvery with light blue on back, paler on sides towards the lateral line. A narrow black line running from the edge of orbit to chin; small black spots on upper part of operculum. Second to fifth spine of dorsal fin with black margin.: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Deveximentum Indicium 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; brackish; pelagic-neritic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
2.8±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01862 × L2.95 (TL)
Max TL
8.8cm
Dorsal Spines
8
Dorsal Rays
16
Anal Spines
3
Anal Rays
14

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
12.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.8
Omnivore / Planktivore
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Monkolprasit, 1973

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