Hypoatherina
ovalaua
(Herre, 1935)
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Family:
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Atherinidae
(Silversides), subfamily: Atherininae
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Order:
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Atheriniformes
(silversides)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Fijian silverside |
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Max. size:
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7.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 54980) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 – 5 m
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Climate: |
tropical; 16°N - 23°S |
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Importance:
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fisheries: of no interest; bait: usually |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Western Central Pacific: Sumatra to northern Cooks, north to the Philippines, Carolines and Marshall Islands, south to Fiji.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 5 - 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9 - 10;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 7 – 10. Premaxilla with long ascending process and two lateral processes. Gill rakers 22-25. Midlateral scale count 38-42.
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Biology: |
Relatively common in both high island and atoll lagoons (Ref. 1602). They are not found in the rougher waters over reefs and are attracted to light at night in lagoons (Ref. 9760). Used as bait in the tuna fishery (Ref. 6822).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Dyer, Brian S.
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