Lactarius lactarius — Details

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Biology

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Found in coastal waters down to a depth of about 100 m (Ref. 30573) and between 15-90 m in western Indonesia (Ref. 12260). Feeds on sand-dwelling animals (Ref. 5213). Marketed fresh and dried salted.
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Distribution

Distribution

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Chagos, Mauritius, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania
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Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Ref. 2871, 5213, 30573) to Southeast Asia, north to Japan, south to Queensland, Australia. Reported from Fiji (Ref. 12743).
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Physical Description

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 22; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 25 - 28
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Size

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Maximum size: 400 mm TL
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Max. size

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40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2872))
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Diagnostic Description

Description

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Found in coastal waters down to a depth of about 100 m. Feeds on sand-dwelling animals (Ref. 5213). Marketed fresh and dried salted.
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Silvery grey with blue iridescence dorsally, silvery white ventrally; upper part of gill cover with a dusky black spot; fins pale yellow. Mouth large and oblique.
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Ecology

Habitat

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Depth range based on 17 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 4 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 4 - 82
  Temperature range (°C): 27.595 - 28.835
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.228 - 0.683
  Salinity (PPS): 32.177 - 34.390
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.175 - 4.484
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.172 - 0.311
  Silicate (umol/l): 3.532 - 7.143

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Depth range (m): 4 - 82

Temperature range (°C): 27.595 - 28.835

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.228 - 0.683

Salinity (PPS): 32.177 - 34.390

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.175 - 4.484

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.172 - 0.311

Silicate (umol/l): 3.532 - 7.143
 
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Depth: 15 - 90m.
From 15 to 90 meters.

Habitat: pelagic.
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Environment

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pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine; depth range 15 - 100 m (Ref. 30573)
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Trophic Strategy

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Occurs in inshore waters of the continental shelf. Schooling species (Ref. 75154).
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

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Genomic DNA is available from 1 specimen with morphological vouchers housed at State Herbarium of South Australia
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Barcode data: Lactarius lactarius

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species. 

 
There are 7 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
 
GBGC8405-09|FJ347949|Lactarius lactarius| ------------------------------------------CTTTATCTAGTATTCGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGCACAGCCCTA---AGCCTGCTTATTCGAGCAGAACTAAGCCAACCTGGCGCTCTCTTAGGAGAC---GACCAAATTTACAACGTAATTGTTACAGCACATGCCTTTGTAATAATTTTCTTCATAGTAATACCAATCATGATTGGAGGATTTGGGAACTGACTTATCCCACTAATG---ATCGGTGCCCCTGACATGGCATTTCCTCGAATGAATAACATGAGCTTCTGACTCCTTCCTCCTTCCTTCCTCCTACTCCTCGCCTCCTCAAGTGTTGAAGCTGGAGCTGGTACTGGGTGAACAGTCTACCCCCCTCTAGCCGGTAATCTTGCCCATGCAGGAGCCTCCGTAGACCTAACTAAT---TTTTCTCTACATCTTGCTGGAGTTTCTTCAATTCTTGGCGCTATTAACTTTATTACCACTATCATTAATATGAAACCTGCTGCTGTTTCAATGTACCAAATCCCGCTATTCGTTTGGGCCGTTCTAATTACAGCCGTTCTTCTCCTCCTTTCCCTTCCCGTCCTAGCTGCT---GGTATTACAATGCTCTTAACCGACCGAAACTTAAACACCACCCTCTTTGACCCGGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATTCTTTACCAACACCTA------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Lactarius lactarius

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 7
Species: 18
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Threats

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Not Evaluated
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems

Benefits

Importance

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fisheries: commercial
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False trevally

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This species of fish is of the genus Lactarius in the family Lactariidae. It is also known as the milky travelly or the 'parava', and is found in pelagic-neritic, brackish, and marine waters. This fish is more commonly known as Butter Fish and in Telugu as "Methani Paara" amongst fisherman community in Andhra Pradesh, India

False Trevally or more commonly Butter Fish in Visakhapatnam Landing Center, Andhra Pradesh, India

Distribution

The false trevally is found in the Indo-West Pacific from East Africa to Southeast Asia, north to Japan, and south to Queensland, Australia. It is found in coastal waters down to a to depths of 15 - 100 m. and between 15-90 m. in western Indonesia and, feeds on sand-dwelling animals. This fish is marketed from fisheries

Description

It is covered in silvery grey scales with blue iridescence dorsally, silvery white ventrally; upper part of the gills are covered with a dusky black spot; fins pale yellow and the mouth is large and oblique.

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