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Atherion africanum Smith, 1965

Pricklenose silverside
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Comoros country information

Common names: Muhizi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Grand Comores (Ref. 3302).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cn.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ivantsoff, W., 1984
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherionidae (Pricklenose silversides)
Etymology: Atherion: Greek, atherine = smelt.
  More on author: Smith.

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

marin; profondeur 0 - 10 m.   Tropical; 21°N - 29°S, 77°E - 32°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Indian Ocean: India to Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4125).

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4125); common length : 4.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3302)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 5 - 6; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10 - 12; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 16 - 17. Translucent and blue-green in color; pigmentation on head and body variable (Ref. 4125).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Usually caught offshore in depths of less than 2 m. Used as food for larger commercial species and possibly as bait.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Oviparous (Ref. 36947).

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Ivantsoff, W., 1984. Atherinidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1. (Ref. 3302)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless




Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: 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).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).