💧 Freshwater
🌡️ Tropical
Sundasalanx Malleti
Sundasalanx malleti Siebert & Crimmen, 1997
📖 Overview
In turbid, flowing waters over silty, clayey substrates along banks adjacent to mainstream currents and at depths up to 1 m, probably deeper during daylight. Feeds on insects and crustaceans.
Scientific Name
Sundasalanx malleti
Authority
Siebert & Crimmen, 1997
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii
Order
Herrings, anchovies, and allies
Clupeiformes
Family
Ehiravidae
Ehiravidae
Genus
Sundasalanx
Sundasalanx
Species
Sundasalanx Malleti
Sundasalanx malleti
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Sundasalanx Malleti is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sundasalanx Malleti is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.4±0.45
Food Items
insects and crustaceans
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00468 × L3.03
(TL)
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Siebert & Crimmen, 1997
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