- · Grid units represent actual meters (m); human and animals are drawn to the exact same scale with original silhouette aspect ratios preserved.
- · When a size range is recorded (e.g. 1–1.6m), the lower bound is used for scale comparison.
- · Sumatran silverside: Drawn using our own body-shape diagram where an open-licensed silhouette was unavailable.
- · Human silhouette: PhyloPic — NASA · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Sumatran silverside
Doboatherina valenciennei (Sumatran silverside · Sumatran silverside)
Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its body length of 15 cm is similar to the length of an ordinary ballpoint pen (about 14 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 According to the National List of Species of Korea, it lives in the seas off Pohang, Busan, and Jeju, and FishBase notes that it is caught on a small commercial scale.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The Sumatran silverside is a small marine fish living in schools around coastal reefs. A broad silver band runs lengthwise along the side of its body.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body is slender, long, and pale gray, with a silver longitudinal stripe running from behind the gills to part of the tail fin. It has two dorsal fins that are clearly separated from each other.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It mainly feeds on zooplankton and spawns in summer from May to July. FishBase considers it likely to serve as a forage fish in the food chain.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
The National List of Species of Korea records it as living in Pohang, Busan, and Jeju.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List: not evaluated (NE) — cross-checked with the Wikidata conservation-status entry
- • catalogueoflife.org — VS437
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000057926 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000057926
- • wikidata.org — Q116193357
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • fishbase.se — Doboatherina-valenciennei.html
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.