Diagnostic Description
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Adults have a single supraorbital spine, a short-based, deeply notched dorsal fin, and are transparent and silvery (Ref. 33616).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 24
Trophic Strategy
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Occurs in lentic and lotic freshwater, as well as in mangrove areas (Ref. 7300). A small schooling species also found in estuaries and coastal marine waters (Ref. 33616).
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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Occurs in lentic and lotic freshwater, as well as in mangrove areas (Ref. 7300). A small schooling species also found in estuaries and coastal marine waters (Ref. 33616).