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🌿 Brackish Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Interrupted dartfish

Parioglossus interruptus Suzuki & Senou, 1994
Max Length
2.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Found in tidal areas of small streams in mangrove swamps. Forms aggregations near surface of marine lake, tidal streams and mangrove areas .

Scientific Name
Parioglossus interruptus
Authority
Suzuki & Senou, 1994
Habitat
Brackish
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
2.5 cm
Trophic Level
3.1
Vulnerability
10.00/100

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 18; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Interrupted dartfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical known from Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌿 Brackish
Trophic Level
3.1±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
2.5cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
18
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
18

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Suzuki & Senou, 1994

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Interrupted Dartfish
🇯🇵Japanese Himesatsukihaze · ヒメサツキハゼ

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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