Delicate round herring
📖 Overview
Pelagic . Usually an inshore schooling species, inhabiting relatively clear coastal waters, lagoons, and along reef margins. Feeds near surface on plankton. Found in large schools . Pelagic . Marketed fresh or dried-salted and used as tuna baitfish.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. No bright silver along band flanks, maxilla toothless; pre-maxillae triangular, 2 supra-maxillae, second supra-maxilla paddle-shaped and symmetrical; vertical striate on scales meeting at center, posterior margin of scales smooth, pre-dorsal scales 8 to 13; W-shaped pelvic scute, few branchiostegal rays (6 or 7). : fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Delicate round herring is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Delicate round herring is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 40°N - 29°S, 29°E - 143°W East Africa to the Society Islands (but not the Tuamoto and Marquesas islands), north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blue-backed Sprat · Blueback Sprat · Delicate round herring · Northern Blue Sprat |
| 🌍CES | šprotek půvabný |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | pyöröhaili |
| 🇫🇷French | Hareng rond |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Minamikibinago · ミナミキビナゴ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Пиха |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | arenquillo fino |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 無帶丁香 · 鏽眼小體鯡 · 鏽眼銀帶鯡 · 锈眼小体鲱 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alausa alburnus | Kner & Steindachner | 1867 | Synonym |
| Alosa alburnus | Kner & Steindachner | 1867 | Synonym |
| Clupea delicatula | Bennett | 1832 | Synonym |
| Clupea macassariensis | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
| Spratelloides decicatulus | Bennett | 1832 | Synonym |
| Stolephorus delicatulus | Bennett | 1832 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 44 records indexed .
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