Concertina fish (Drepane longimana)

Scientific name: Drepane longimana Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Concertina fish (Drepane longimana)

The Concertina fish (Drepane longimana) is a brackish-water fish of the family Drepaneidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to Indonesia, New Guinea and Philippines, north to Taiwan and Japan, south to northern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-23; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Drepane longimana
Family
Drepaneidae (Sicklefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
23.0
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromous; depth range ? - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Indonesia, New Guinea and Philippines, north to Taiwan and Japan, south to northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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