Pacific ilisha
📖 Overview
Occurs in coastal waters, entering estuaries, perhaps to spawn there . Feeds on planktonic crustaceans; larger individuals feed on shrimps . Flesh of low quality .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 46 - 50. Body moderately slender, belly with 23 to 25 + 11 to 14 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting; gap between hind tip of premaxilla a ligament, not a toothed bone. Dorsal fin origin a little before midpoint of body; anal fin long, its origin below about last dorsal fin rays.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pacific ilisha is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 14°N - 4°S, 92°W - 77°W Central Pacific: El Salvador to the northern tip of Peru.
🌿 Ecology
planktonic crustaceans; larger individuals feed on shrimps (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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