Fijian silverside (Hypoatherina ovalaua)

Scientific name: Hypoatherina ovalaua Herre, 1935

Fijian silverside (Hypoatherina ovalaua)

The Fijian silverside (Hypoatherina ovalaua) is a marine fish of the family Atherinidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Sumatra to northern Cooks, north to the Philippines, Carolines and Marshall Islands, south to Fiji.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 10. Premaxilla with long ascending process and two lateral processes. Gill rakers 22-25. Midlateral scale count 38-42.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hypoatherina ovalaua
Family
Atherinidae (Silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.8
Depth range
0–5 m (0–16 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 5 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Sumatra to northern Cooks, north to the Philippines, Carolines and Marshall Islands, south to Fiji.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; bait: usually
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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