Indian ilisha
📖 Overview
Occurs in coastal waters but enters estuaries and presumably able to tolerate lowered salinities. Feeds on plankton (probably small crustaceans, etc.).
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 35 - 48. Belly with usually 17 to 21 + 8 or 9, total 25 to 30 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting. Dorsal fin origin a little before midpoint of body; anal fin origin under hind part of dorsal fin base. Vertical striae on scales traversing whole scale or overlapping across center of scale. Swim bladder with two tubes passing back in the muscles on either side of haemal spines.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Indian ilisha is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous ; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 29°N - 8°S, 72°E - 124°E South China Sea (Singapore, Gulf of Thailand), East China Sea (north to Taiwan Island).
🌿 Ecology
plankton (probably small crustaceans, etc
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Indian ilisha |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | إيليشا هندي |
| 🌍CES | iliša černoústá |
| 🇫🇷French | alose indienne |
| 🌍MSA | Beliak mata |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Индийская илиша · Темноротая илиша |
| 🌍SIN | As bokka |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | sardineta indica |
| 🌍THA | ปลาอีปุดตาโต |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 印度鰳 · 圓眼仔 · 短鰳 · 黑口鰳 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clupea melastoma | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Ilisha brachysoma | Bleeker | 1852 | Heterotypic |
| Ilisha ditchoa | Valenciennes | 1847 | Synonym |
| Ilisha indica | Swainson | 1839 | Synonym |
| Ilisha micropus | Valenciennes | 1847 | Synonym |
| Pellona brachysoma | Bleeker | 1852 | Synonym |
| Pellona ditchoa | Valenciennes | 1847 | Synonym |
| Pellona micropus | Valenciennes | 1847 | Synonym |
| Platygaster verticalis | Swainson | 1838 | Heterotypic |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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