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Clupeidae (Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens) > Ehiravinae
Etymology: Clupeoides: Latin, clupea = sardine, derived from Clupeus = shield; + Greek, oides = similar (Ref. 45335).
Medioambiente / Clima / Gama
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical, preferred ?; 4°S - 8°S
Distribución
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri
Asia and Oceania: Papua New Guinea (Strickland and Fly Rivers) and Indonesia (Digul River in Irian Jaya); possibly more widespread.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2847)
Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 12-18; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 27. Body moderately elongate, belly sharply keeled, with (9) 10 or 11 (12) + (7) 8 or 9 (10) scutes. Snout blunt, pre-maxillae short and toothless, but prominent teeth in lower jaw; second supra-maxilla short, about half length of maxilla blade. Pectoral axillary scale small, less than 1/3 length of fin. A silver stripe along flank, tapering anteriorly.
Occurs in rivers with sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 2847). Feeds on small insect larvae and zooplankton (Ref. 2847).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeioidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 188)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: pesquerías de subsistencia
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