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Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes) > Gazzinae
Etymology: Karalla: Karalla is the local name for ponyfishes in Sri Lanka and the surrounding region where members of this genus commonly occur.
Eponymy: Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792–1883) was a French merchant, collector, traveller and ship owner. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien; brak water demersaal; diepte 10 - 40 m (Ref. 47581). Tropical; 22°N - 45°S, 37°E - 178°E
Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique and Madagascar to India, north to Beibu Gulf, China, Philippines and east to Fiji.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 47581); common length : 11.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 47581)
Found in coral sand bottoms of coastal waters, but also enters estuaries (Ref. 47581). Feeds on small crustaceans, polychaetes, bivalves, foraminiferans, gastropods and nematodes (Ref. 47581). Forms schools (Ref. 47581). Sold dried salted in markets, and also used for fishmeal (Ref. 3424).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Woodland, D.J., S. Premcharoen and A.S. Cabanban, 2001. Leiognathidae. Slipmouths (ponyfishes). p. 2792-2823. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 5. Bony fishes part 3 (Menidae to Pomacentridae). Rome, FAO. pp. 2791-3380. (Ref. 47581)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01445 (0.00751 - 0.02781), b=2.94 (2.78 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.38 se; based on food items. |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (15 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
High.
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 568 [75, 1,776] mg/100g; Iron = 3.66 [0.98, 10.46] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.7, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.228 [0.106, 0.498] g/100g; Selenium = 60.1 [19.0, 186.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.1 [4.6, 47.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.22 [0.97, 4.10] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. |