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Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes) > Gazzinae
Etymology: squamiventralis: Named for the scalation of this species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 4 - 13 m (Ref. 39894). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: along the east coast of Africa from Kenya to Mozambique.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39894)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Nothing is known on its ecology except specimens were collected from coastal waters shallower than about 13 m depth along with Gazza minuta (Ref. 39894).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Yamashita, T. and S. Kimura, 2001. A new species, Gazza squamiventralis, from the East coast of Africa (Perciformes: Leiognathidae). Ichthyol. Res. 48(2):161-166. (Ref. 39894)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01862 (0.00830 - 0.04177), b=2.95 (2.76 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (12 of 100). 🛈 |