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Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes) > Gazzinae
Etymology: macrolepis: Namefrom Greek 'macrolepis' meaning 'large scale', referring to the large scales on body in the species.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal. Subtropical
Indian Ocean: Pakistan and western coast of Thailand.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 130900)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: body depth 35-41% SL, 120-150% HL; the posterior margin of adipose eyelid not incised (similar to E. rivulatus; upper branch of postorbital canal is short, just reaching to or very slightly exceeding beyond posterior margin of preopercle (similar to E. berbis); scaly area on breast exceeding beyond the vertical through junction of interopercle and subopercle at margin of operculum; interspace of pelvic keels naked; scale rows above and below lateral line 4–5 and 10, respectively; small spots and vermiculate markings on the anterior dorsolateral body (Ref. 130900).
Cross section: compressed.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Suzuki, T. and S. Kimura, 2024. Taxonomic revision of the genus Equulites Fowler 1904 (Acanthuriformes: Leiognathidae). Ichthyol. Res. 71:213-259. (Ref. 130900)
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 = 0.5002 [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). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |