Photopectoralis bindus (Valenciennes, 1835)
Orangefin ponyfish
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Photopectoralis bindus
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes) > Gazzinae
More on author: Valenciennes.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 160 m (Ref. 47581). Tropical; 34°N - 27°S, 35°E - 178°W
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Indo-West Pacific: Port Sudan in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf south to Shark Bay, Western Australia, north to South Korea, Yellow Sea and southeast to Fiji.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 13.7 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1372); common length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3424); max. published weight: 19.00 g (Ref. 126702)
Max length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1372); common length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3424); max. published weight: 19.00 g (Ref. 126702)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found over muddy sand bottoms of coastal inshore waters (Ref. 47581). Often enters estuaries (Ref. 4833). Forms schools. Feeds mainly on diatoms, copepods, Lucifer, nematodes and polychaetes (Ref. 3424). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Woodland, David J. | Collaborators
James, P.S.B.R., 1984. Leiognathidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 2. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3424)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 August 2023
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
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Toxicity (LC50s)
Human related
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.01862 (0.01514 - 0.02291), b=2.92 (2.86 - 2.98), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
2.9 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies. |
| Generation time | 1.1 (0.9 - 1.2) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 23 growth studies. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.88-2.63; tm=1.2). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (15 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
High. |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 471 [235, 1,053] mg/100g; Iron = 1.46 [0.65, 3.11] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [17.0, 21.7] %; Omega3 = 0.281 [0.143, 0.559] g/100g; Selenium = 39.1 [12.6, 142.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 27.5 [7.8, 87.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.14 [1.32, 3.33] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. |