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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Slender tardoor

Opisthopterus valenciennesi Bleeker, 1872
Max Length
20 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.8
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
22.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Found along shores and in estuaries. Probably similar to O. tardoore, but more specimens and data needed.

Scientific Name
Opisthopterus valenciennesi
Authority
Bleeker, 1872
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
20 cm
Latitude
8°S – 29°N
Trophic Level
3.8
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
22.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 54 - 65. Belly convex in front, with 30 to 33 scutes. Mouth pointing obliquely upward. Pectoral fin distinctly shorter than head; dorsal fin small, well behind midpoint of body; anal fin long, its origin well before dorsal fin origin.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Slender tardoor is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Slender tardoor is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Slender tardoor is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic. Tropical; 29°N - 8°S, 100°W - 117°W West Pacific: Java Sea, Singapore north to East China Sea at Foochow.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
3.8±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00813 × L3.05 (TL)
Max TL
20cm
Anal Rays
60

🌡️ 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
22.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.8
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Tropical
Latitude Range
29°N – 8°S
Described By
Bleeker, 1872

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