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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Longtail ilisha

Ilisha lunula Kailola, 1986
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
28.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Longtail ilisha (Ilisha lunula), first described by Kailola, 1986 is a fish in the family Pristigasteridae (order Clupeiformes). It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.

Scientific Name
Ilisha lunula
Authority
Kailola, 1986
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
28.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Longtail ilisha is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Longtail ilisha 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 Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00871 × L3.04 (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
28.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Kailola, 1986

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Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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