American coastal pellona
📖 Overview
Found inshore, along beaches and down to at least 16 m over a muddy bottom. Enters estuaries, but perhaps not tolerating very low salinities .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 36 - 42. Belly with 17 to 20 + 5 to 7, total 22 to 26 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting; upper jaw with a toothed hypo-maxillary bone between hind tip of pre-maxilla and lower bulge of maxilla blade. Pelvic fins with distinct axillary scale; anal fin long, its origin under middle of dorsal fin base. Scales easily lost . Bluish gray above, sides silvery .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for American coastal pellona is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 5 - 36 m. Tropical; 12°N - 30°S, 89°W - 32°W
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | American coastal pellona · caille |
| 🌍CES | pelona Harrowerova |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Amerikansk pellona-sild |
| 🇫🇷French | Alose-écaille brésilienne |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Pelona-de-estuário |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Прибрежная южноамериканская пеллона |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilisha argentata | Meek & Hildebrand | 1923 | Synonym |
| Ilisha harroweri | Fowler | 1917 | Synonym |
| Ilisha naragansetae | Fowler | 1911 | Synonym |
| Neosteus mayrinki | Pinto | 1972 | Synonym |
| Neosteus ternetzi | Norman | 1923 | Synonym |
| Pristigaster vanderbilti | Borodin | 1928 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 4 records indexed .
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