Fringe-scale round herring
📖 Overview
Usually inshore schooling fishes . Occurs in midwater in bays, inlets and coastal waters . Also often found around shallow offshore reefs .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 14; Vertebrae: 46 - 47. No teeth on maxilla, triangular premaxillae, 2 supra-maxillae, second supra-maxilla symmetrical; scale striae meeting at center; toothed posterior margin to scales, pre-dorsal scales 13 to 16; W-shaped pelvic scute.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Fringe-scale round herring is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m . Subtropical; 17°S - 39°S, 112°E - 152°E Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia to southern Queensland, including Tasmania.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blue Sardine · Blue Sprat · Bluebait · fringe-scale round herring · Sprat |
| 🌍CES | šprotek mohutný |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Австралийская селёдочка-кибинаго |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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