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Teleostei (teleosts) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Bleheratherininae
Etymology: pierucciae: The names refer to the discoverers of the fish, Heiko Bleher and Paola Pierucci, both having collected in the most inaccessible parts of the world frequently under the most difficult conditions. The suffix "ae" in pierucciae pertains to the gender.
Eponymy: Heiko Bleher (d: 1944) is a German explorer and ornamental fish wholesaler and supplier. [...] Paola Perucci was with Heiko Bleher (q. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; depth range ? - 1 m (Ref. 86942). Temperate; 28°C - ?; 26°S - 27°S, 166°E - 167°E

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Oceania: New Caledonia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80665)

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Vertebrae: 40 - 41. A very slender fish with large mouth, distal end of premaxilla reaching vertical through anterior edge of orbit; not attributable to any other atherinid genus or species on basis of its osteology (Ref. 80665). Dorsal fins V-VII Ii10-12; anal fin Ii12-14; pectoral fin Ii12-13; pelvic always I5; caudal fin 9+8 (dorsal and ventral) principal rays.

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Aarn and W. Ivantsoff, 2009. Description of a new subfamily, genus and species of a freshwater atherinid, Bleheratherina pierucciae (Pisces: Atherinidae) from New Caledonia. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 15(1):13-28. (Ref. 80665)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 15 September 2011

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Bleheratherina pierucciae Aarn & Ivantsoff, 2009