Scientific Name
Kalyptatherina helodes

Common Name
Marine sailfin silverside

Biology
Dorsal spines : 3 - 5; Dorsal soft rays : 6-9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 14. Second dorsal fin lacking spine.

Classification

Classified By

Ivantsoff & Allen, 1984

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Silversides (Atheriniformes)

Family

Sailfin silversides (Telmatherinidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Pacific

Distribution

Western Central Pacific: known only from Misool and Bantana Islands north west of Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

1 m

Zone

pelagic-neritic

Environment

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 1 m

Trophic Level

3.05 s.e. 0.30 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

4.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated