Taiwan country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 2000
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Taiwan Strait (Ref. 47843).
National Checklist: Taiwan
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Boonwanich, T., 1991
National Database: The Fish Database of Taiwan

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Harpadontinae
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Common names from other countries

Anoli tumbil, Lagarto tumbil, Common saury, ... more

Main reference

Cressey, R.F. and R.S. Waples. 1984. (Ref. 3520)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 60.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1287)

Length at first maturity
L_m 30.0, range 19 - 35 cm

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range ? - 700 m (Ref. 100719), usually 20 - 60 m (Ref. 54876)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 30°N - 35°S, 32°E - 155°E

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa (except Kenya), including Madagascar to the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea (Ref. 9819), and further east to southeast Asia and Australia. Does not appear to occur in the central or eastern Pacific.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Body is cigar-shaped, rounded or slightly compressed; the head pointed and depressed; the snout broader than long. Color is generally brown above and silver below; the back with faint cross bands. The tips of the dorsal and pectorals and the lower caudal lobe blackish.

Found on muddy bottoms (Ref. 30573) and trawling grounds (Ref. 58652). Feeds on fishes, crustaceans, and squids (Ref. 30573). Sold fresh.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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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)
4.4 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.08-0.29; tmax=7)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795)