Balabac Island silverside (Atherinomorus balabacensis) fish species and information / pictures of Balabac Island silverside - Atherinomorus balabacensis

Balabac Island silverside (Atherinomorus balabacensis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Atherinomorus balabacensis

Common Name
Balabac Island silverside

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Body with a thin, silvery midlateral band. The band have very fine, blue-black edge above. Scales above the band with fine melanophores; row of scales below with small black dot on each. Fins mostly uniformly yellowish, pectorals with dusky patch at the base. Anteriormost point of the head formed by the protruding lower jaw. Mouth large and oblique. Gill rakers long and slender. Scales deciduous on head. Preserved specimens uniformly yellow green with thin silvery midlateral band.

Classification

Classified By
Seale, 1910
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Silversides (Atheriniformes)
Family
Silversides (Atherinidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Pacific
Distribution
Western Pacific: Philippines and Trobriand Islands.
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; brackish; pelagic-neritic; non-migratory
Trophic Level
3.14 s.e. 0.42 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
7.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5005 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 (15 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated