Hidden ilisha
📖 Overview
Hidden ilisha (Ilisha obfuscata), first described by Wongratana, 1983 is a small fish in the family Pristigasteridae (order Clupeiformes). Adults typically reach 7.40 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 50 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 39 - 42. Belly with 19 or 20 + 8, total 27 or 28 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting. Dorsal fin origin at about midpoint of body; anal fin origin under or just behind final dorsal fin rays. Vertical striae on scales traversing whole scale or overlapping across center of scale. Swim bladder with two very short tubes passing back in the muscles on either side of haemal spines.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Hidden ilisha is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 18°N - 8°N, 68°E - 85°E known only from Bombay and Pondicherry.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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