Indian Ocean slender mudskipper (Scartelaos tenuis) fish species and information / pictures of Indian Ocean slender mudskipper - Scartelaos tenuis

Indian Ocean slender mudskipper (Scartelaos tenuis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Scartelaos tenuis

Common Name
Indian Ocean slender mudskipper

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-28; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 24 - 27. Caudal fin lanceolate with rounded tip.

Classification

Classified By

Day, 1876

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Gobies (Gobiidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf to Pakistan.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal

Trophic Level

2.64 s.e. 0.17 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

15.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated