Fiji (Republic of) country information

Common names: Daniva, Tanive
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: First reported incidence of food poisoning (human and animals on fish bones) in the village of Somosomo on Gau. Daniva was caught by nets from a huge school which appeared from the shores of the village (Ref. 113832). Also Ref. 85272, 90102.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fj.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/fiji/fiji.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Clupeidae (Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens) > Dorosomatinae
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Common names from other countries

Hareng à bande bleue, Arenque banda azul, Gold spot herring, ... more

Main reference

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. (Ref. 188)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 25.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635); common length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 188)

Length at first maturity
L_m 10.1, range 7 - 17 cm

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 13 m (Ref. 58302)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred 28°C (Ref. 107945); 39°N - 33°S, 29°E - 178°W (Ref. 188)

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: widespread, East Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius eastward to Japan, eastern Australia, Samoa. Introduced into Hawaii - apparently by accident - where it is now abundant. (most previous data published under the name Herklotsichthys punctatus). At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Elongate wing-like scales underneath paired pre-dorsal scales separate it from all other species except H. koningsbergeri and Herklotsichthys Species A, which have prominent black spots on the flank, and Herklotsichthys Species B, which has dusky tips to dorsal and caudal fins and more lower gill rakers. Flank silvery with an electric blue line preceded by two orange spots located on each operculum.

Adults form schools near mangroves, shallow coastal bays and lagoons during the day and moves further offshore into deeper water by night (Ref. 188, 48635). Known in mills around in large schools under wharves or along sandy beaches in protected bays (Ref. 26367). Are pelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeding occurs mainly at night on zooplankton, chiefly copepods by juveniles, and as adults, on larger prey organisms (chaetognaths, polychaetes, shrimps and small fishes). Breeding occurs on the first year and probably survive only a few months after maturity. Marketed fresh and dried salted (Ref. 188). Usually parceled in leaves and baked in a motu oven. Do not recover quite as quickly as other species of baitfish after heavy fishing (Ref. 26367).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Potential pest (Ref. 6362)

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.6 ±0.4 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=2.6)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (15 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell, 1837)