Giuris aporocephalus (Macleay, 1884)
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Southwest Pacific: Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126456); 14.3 cm SL (female)
Max length : 14.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126456); 14.3 cm SL (female)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 25. The species is distinguished by the following characters: pectoral rays generally 15; medium body depth at anus (20-26% SL); scales in transverse forward series 11-13, Colouration: distinct colourful reddish pattern in mature male and a brownish poorly coloured pattern in female (Ref. 126456).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
This species is found mainly in the vegetation of ponds, lakes, swamps, and in the lower parts of rivers. It is omnivorous, feeding on filamentous algae, small crustaceans and aquatic insects. Observed in sympatry with G. caussei and G. margaritaceus (Ref. 126456),
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Keith, P. and M.I. Mennesson, 2020. Review of Giuris (Teleostei: Eleotridae) from Indo-Pacific islands, with description of three new species. Cybium 44(4):331-349. (Ref. 126456)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |
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AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |