Scientific Name
Iso rhothophilus

Common Name
Flower of the wave

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-17; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 20 - 28. Teeth in jaws in single row, covering about half free edge of premaxilla. Two postmaxillary processes scarcely developed.

Classification

Classified By

Ogilby, 1895

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Silversides (Atheriniformes)

Family

Surf sardines (Notocheiridae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: around the coasts of Australia and probably throughout the Pacific Ocean as they have been collected as far north as Taiwan and Japan.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic-neritic

Environment

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic

Trophic Level

3.24 s.e. 0.21 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

7.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5469 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