Beachsalmon
📖 Overview
This species is apparently living inshore and migrating into brackish water as the specimens used in this study were collected from the lower reaches of rivers, estuaries or inner part of bays .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 24. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: head length 21.7-22.7 % SL, snout length 19.9-24.5 % HL, upper jaw length 53.0-61.3 % HL, snout length 35.6-43.4% of upper jaw length; total gill rakers 13-18; scale rows below lateral line 13-14; vomerine tooth patch is rhomboid; tip of pectoral fin is almost same level as tip of appressed pelvic fin; lateral line gradually curved anteriorly. Colouration: a prominent black spot distally on anterior dorsal fin, with its size almost same as eye diameter or larger .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Beachsalmon is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic. Tropical West Pacific: northern Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Beach Salmon · Flat Salmon · Moreton Bay Tailor · Salmon Trout · Silver Salmon · Slender Brama · Slender Bream · Spot-fin Beachsalmon · Steel-back · steelback |
| 🌍CES | pobřežník plážový |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Carapau-dorso-de-prata |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leptobrama mulleri | Steindachner | 1878 | Synonym |
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 36 records indexed .
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