Balabac Island silverside (Atherinomorus balabacensis)

Scientific name: Atherinomorus balabacensis Seale, 1910

The Balabac Island silverside (Atherinomorus balabacensis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Atherinidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Philippines and Trobriand Islands.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Atherinomorus balabacensis
Family
Atherinidae (Silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Philippines and Trobriand Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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