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Common names: Ayungin, Bagaong, Bagaong
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Bleher, H., 1996
Importance: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the freshwaters of Luzon, may be an endemic species. Found still abundant in 1995 in Lake Bombon (=Taal) (Ref. 12165, 13446). Recorded from Candaba Swamp and Pampanga River (Ref. 109918). A major fishery in Laguna de Bay (Ref. 80824). A 1583 MT yield was reported by BFAR in 1983. Museum specimens collected from various localities, in 1982, LRS-82103; in 1984, LRS-84132 (Ref. 13460). Found in Lake Buhi (Ref. 13464). Reported to be part of gill net catch composition in Taal Lake, Talisay area (Ref. 81207). Collected from CLSU Fish pond and Pantabangan Reservoir in Nueva Ecija as specimen for living fish museum (Ref. 81820). Recorded from Pampanga River and Paitan Lake (Ref. 109918). Reported from Lake Mainit and Kalinawan River (Ref. 81829). Type locality of Therapon brevispinnis, Quingoa River, Province Bulacan (Ref. 94476). Endemic status computed from FishBase data (country records, occurrences records in literature and in point data) on 16/07/08.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
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Common names from other countries

Silver perch, 铅色匀鯻, 铅色鯻, ... more

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Etymology: Leiopotherapon: Greek, leios, leipo = fat + Greek, therapon = server, someone that cares (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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Asia: Luzon, Philippines.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26909)

Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205).

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Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205).

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Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953. Check list of Philippine fishes. Res. Rep. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. (20):1-977. (Ref. 280)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerable (VU) (A2bd); Date assessed: 10 August 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01094 - 0.03474), b=3.09 (2.93 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.78).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Leiopotherapon plumbeus (Kner, 1864)