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Plesiopidae (Roundheads) > Acanthoclininae
Etymology: batanensis: Named after its type locality, Batan Island..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 9 - 12 m (Ref. 40821). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: known only from northern Philippines. Possibly occurring in Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)
Dorsal spines (total): 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 2; Anal spines: 11; Anal soft rays: 2; Vertebrae: 27. Posterior body scales with membranous flaps and ctenii, if present, very reduced, short and robust dorsal-and anal-fin spines, and the interradial membranes of the spinous dorsal fin weakly incised.
Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. and G.D. Johnson, 1990. Two new species of Acanthoclininae (Pisces: Plesiopsidae) with a synopsis and phylogeny of the subfamily. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 142:211-260. (Ref. 40821)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 24.9 - 29.2, mean 28.7 (based on 455 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00180 - 0.01158), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).