Classification / Names
Common names from other countries
Issue
The species in the genera Spratelloides Bleeker, 1851 and Jenkinsia Jordan & Evermann, 1896 should most probably be assigned to a separated family from Clupeidae and Dussumieriidae (Lavoué, pers. comm., July 2013). See a preliminary analysis in Lavoué et al. (2013: Ref. 93878).
Main reference
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 10.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54980)
Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 4 - ? cm
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 40 m (Ref. 86942)
Climate / Range
Tropical, preferred 28°C (Ref. 107945); 33°N - 30°S, 39°E - 136°W (Ref. 188)
Distribution
Indo-Pacific, from Red Sea south to Tanzania and east to Samoa (excluding the Cook, Society and Marquesas islands) and the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan and south to western Australia and Kermadec Islands.
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Short description
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12-13;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 12 - 13. Maxilla toothed, triangular pre-maxillae, 2 supra-maxillae, second supra-maxilla asymmetrical (lower part larger than upper part), vertical striae on scales not meeting at center; W-shaped pelvic scute; few branchiostegal rays (6 or 7).
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Trophic Level
3.1 ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.41-0.44; tm<1)
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
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