Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; anfidromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 26 - 85 m (Ref. 122480). Tropical; 36°N - 34°S, 26°E - 169°E
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Indonesia, New Guinea and Philippines, north to Taiwan and Japan, south to northern Australia (Ref. 9800); including the Persian Gulf (Ref. 114980, 115291).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9800); common length : 23.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5450); peso máximo publicado: 2.9 kg (Ref. 126702)
Espinas dorsales (total): 8 - 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 19-23; Espinas anales 3; Radios blandos anales: 17 - 19
Found inshore, on sand or mud bottoms, reefs, estuaries and harbors. Maximum depth for this species is less than 50 m. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 5213). Breeds close inshore during spring (Ref. 5324). Flesh edible, but not esteemed (Ref. 12484).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Heemstra, P.C., 1997. Drepanidae. Sicklefishes. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Western Central Pacific. (Ref. 9800)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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