Strongylura incisa, Reef needlefish : fisheries

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Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes, 1846)

Reef needlefish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Belonidae (Needlefishes)
Etymology: Strongylura: Greek, strongylos = round + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 30°N - 24°S

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Indo-Pacific: Maldives and the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean and widespread in the Western Central Pacific east to Fiji and Samoa.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1602); common length : 60.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9682)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs over both lagoon and seaward reefs. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205).

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Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Collette, Bruce B. | Collaborators

Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 25.6 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 2622 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5001   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00120 (0.00063 - 0.00230), b=3.08 (2.92 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 55.8 [16.9, 252.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.475 [0.221, 1.372] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [15.3, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.0939 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 24.9 [11.6, 60.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 125 [36, 472] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.854 [0.525, 1.346] mg/100g (wet weight);