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Atheriniformes (Silversides) >
Dentatherinidae (Tusked silversides)
Etymology: Dentatherina: Latin, dens = teeth + Greek, atherina = (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Frank V Mercer was a founding Professor of the School of Biological Science at Macquarie University, Sydney (1964), having been formerly a Professor of Botany at Sydney University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Taxonomic Remarks
Under family Dentatherinidae in Parenti (1984 ?).
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas pelagic-neritic; não migratória. Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Philippines to north-eastern Australia and from Moluccas to the Trobriand Islands.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9798)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 6 - 9; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 12 - 14; Espinhos anais: 1; Raios anais moles: 14 - 16. Labial ligament to about halfway along premaxilla forming cylindrical pouch lateral to ramus of dentary and just below edge of premaxilla. Premaxilla with ventrally directed tusk-like process. Caudal peduncle very slender. Midlateral scales 40-43; transverse scale rows 7 to 9; interdorsal scales 8-12.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Found close inshore around islands and over coral reefs. Except for larval biology, little is known about this species. It may be taken as food by commercial species. This species is now placed under family Dentatherinidae in Parenti (1984 ?).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Patten, J.M. and W. Ivantsoff, 1983. A new genus and species of atherinid fish, Dentatherina merceri from the Western Pacific. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 29(4):329-339. (Ref. 5157)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: sem interesse
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |