Scientific Name
Iso nesiotes

Common Name
Samoan surf sardine

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-17; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 20 - 25. Ramus of the ascending process of premaxilla with slight rounded elevation representing postmaxillary process. Dorsal edge of opercle with notch but no process above it.

Classification

Classified By

Saeed, Ivantsoff & Crowley, 1993

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Silversides (Atheriniformes)

Family

Surf sardines (Notocheiridae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Central Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Central Pacific: American Samoa and Pitcairn Island.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic-neritic

Environment

Marine; pelagic-neritic

Trophic Level

3.12 s.e. 0.20 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

4.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5469 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated