Ferdauia ferdau

Ferdauia ferdau

Scientific name	Ferdauia ferdau
Descriptor	Fabricius
Year of description	1775
IUCN category (World)	LC
Family	Carangidae
Genus	Ferdauia

Introduction

Ferdauia ferdau is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

30 cm
Maximum size

70 cm
Pattern

vertical stripes

Average size

30 cm
Maximum size

70 cm
Pattern

vertical stripes

How to recognize Ferdauia ferdau ?

Ferdauia ferdau measures between 30 and 70 cm. This fish is unicolore with a predominantly argent body. The also has noir vertical stripes.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

carnivorous
Sociability

solitary
territorial

No
Way of living

diurnal

Ferdauia ferdau hunts in the stalk and is one of the predators of its biotope. Opportunistic, it does not hesitate to attack any smaller animal nearby.

Ferdauia ferdau is a fish solitary. This species is carnivorous .

Although Ferdauia ferdau is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

Reproduction

dont le mode de reproduction est encore inconnu

Ferdauia ferdau is a fish dont le mode de reproduction est encore inconnu.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Origin

Bay of Bengal Persian Gulf Great Barrier Reef mer d'Oman Philippine Sea Red Sea South East Asian Seas Indonesian seas East Indian Ocean western Indian Ocean Western Tropical Pacific Ocean

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Temperature

25 - 29 °C
Depth

0 - 60 m

Biotope presentation

Ferdauia ferdau is most often found at a depth between 0m and 60m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

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