Indian deepsea herring
📖 Overview
Needs better reference. Andaman Sea, 11°31'40"N, 92°46'40"E, Investigator station 115, 188-220 fathoms.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished by the following characters: head length (2.8) 2.9-3.1 times in SL; maximum body height 27.8-33.3% SL, usually more than 29%; preanal length 39.8-48.0% SL (usuially less than 45%); anal fin with 30-33 (usually 32-33) rays; developed gill rakers on first arch 27-30, the longest gill rakers 11.9-15.1% of head length; denticles on ventral branches of praeoperculum somewhat weaker than in two other species; 5 (very rarely 4) axonosts of anal fin before first hemapophysis; edges of pectoral fins distinctly blackish .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Indian deepsea herring is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 330 - 550 m . Deep-water Indian Ocean: Arabian-Bengal province.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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