Coromandel ilisha
📖 Overview
Occurs in coastal waters, apparently entering estuaries. More data needed, based on better identifications than in the past.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 46 - 52. Body moderately slender, belly with 23 to 26 + 11 to 13, total 34 to 38 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting. Dorsal fin origin at about midpoint of body or a little behind; anal fin origin below dorsal fin base. Swim bladder with a single long tube passing back down right side of body above anal fin base.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Coromandel ilisha is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Coromandel ilisha is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Coromandel ilisha is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous ; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 24°N - 0°, 69°E - 118°E east to Andaman Sea coasts, but no certain records), South China Sea (northwestern coasts of Kalimantan, also Sarawak).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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