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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Marine sailfin silverside

Kalyptatherina helodes Ivantsoff & Allen, 1984
Max Length
4.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
0–1 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Inhabit mangrove swamps close inshore. Nothing is known of its biology. This species is too small to be of any commercial value but may be taken as food by young of commercial fish species .

Scientific Name
Kalyptatherina helodes
Authority
Ivantsoff & Allen, 1984
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
4.5 cm
Depth Range
0–1 m
Trophic Level
3.1
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 3 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 14. Second dorsal fin lacking spine. : fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Marine sailfin silverside 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; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 1 m . Tropical Central Pacific: known only from Misool and Bantana Islands north west of Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish 🐟 Pelagic
Migration
Non-migratory
Trophic Level
3.1±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01122 × L3.04 (TL)
Max TL
4.5cm
Dorsal Spines
4
Dorsal Rays
8
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
13

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Ivantsoff & Allen, 1984

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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