Chile country information

Common names: Pejerrey de mar
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 36380.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sato, T., H. Endo, T. Nakabo and Y. Machida, 2003
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Atherinopsinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

حُساس الشيلي, 秘鲁牙汉鱼, Athérine chilienne, ... more

Main reference

Dyer, B.S. 1998. (Ref. 33128)
References | Biblio | Coordinator | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 13.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 10950)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 14 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred 19°C (Ref. 107945); 5°S - 47°S, 85°W - 70°W

Distribution

South America: Paíta, Peru to Aysén, Chile.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Occurs in schools. Is mainly diurnal. Feeds primarily on the eggs of Engraulis ringens (Ref. 9120).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Eggs
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Age/Size
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Morphometrics
Morphology
Larvae
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References
Aquaculture
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Processing
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Internet sources

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0 ±0.50 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.69)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (14 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Odontesthes regia (Humboldt, 1821)