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Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Etymology: Parapolynemus: Greek, para = near + Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, nema = filament (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Captain the Honorary Foley Charles Prendergast Vereker (1850–1900) was a British naval officer on HMS Myrmidon during a surveying expedition in North-west Australia. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Saville-Kent.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser; süßwasser; brackwasser demersal. Tropical; 7°S - 16°S, 128°E - 147°E (Ref. 57343)
Western Central Pacific: Merauke River (New Guinea) through Gulf of Papua; Cambridge Gulf (Western Australia) to Port Stuart (Northern Territory).
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9685)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 9; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 11 - 14; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 10 - 12; Wirbelzahl: 24. Six to seven pectoral filaments below pectoral fin, the fifth filament from the ventralmost, longest, may extend beyond caudal fin. Body and head yellow, shaded with black dorsally; fins bright orange, pectoral filaments intense vermilion (Ref. 9685).
Adults inhabit muddy estuaries and lower part of rivers (Ref. 9685). One of the smallest members of the family Polynemidae (Ref. 57343).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Motomura, H., 2004. Threadfins of the world (Family Polynemidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of polynemid species known to date. FAO Spec. Cat. Fish. Purp. Rome: FAO. 3:117 p. (Ref. 57343)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00259 - 0.01116), b=3.07 (2.88 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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