River Plate sprat
📖 Overview
Probably confined to freshwaters and brackish waters of lagoons, estuaries and the lower reaches of rivers.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Belly sharply keeled. Anterior (first) supra-maxilla minute or absent (cf. Ramnogaster); posterior frontal fontanelles on top of head retained in adults; no sharp retrorse spine near front of maxilla (cf. Rhinosardinia); no fleshy outgrowths on the hind margin of the gill opening (cf. Sardinella and Harengula); silver lateral stripe present (cf. Sprattus fuegensis).: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for River Plate sprat is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic; depth range 0 - 50 m . Subtropical; 25°S - 36°S, 62°W - 47°W South America: just north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Uruguay and Argentina.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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