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Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Nematalosa: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Latin, alausa = a fish cited by Ausonius and Latin, halec = pickle, dealing with the Greek word hals = salt; it is also the old Saxon name for shad = "alli" ; 1591 (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
экология
; пресноводный пелагический. Tropical; 4°S - 7°S
Oceania: endemic to Papua New Guinea (only known from Fly and Strickland rivers).
Size / Вес / Возраст
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm SL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 2847)
колючие лучи спинного плавника (общее число): 0; членистые (мягкие) лучи спинного плавника (общее число): 16-17; колючие лучи анального плавника 0; членистые (мягкие) лучи анального плавника: 17 - 26. Belly with 16 to 18 (usually 17) + 10 to 13 (usually 11 or 12), total 26 to 31 (usually 28 or 29) scutes. Anterior arm of pre-operculum wit a fleshy triangular area above, not covered by third infra-orbital bone (see N. come). Edge of lower jaw strongly flared outward. Pectoral axillary scales absent. Hind edge of scales toothed; no dark spot behind gill opening; a band on flank.
Occurs in rivers, but there is no indication whether it descends to estuaries. A filter-feeder. More data needed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
половая зрелость | размножение | нерест | икра | Fecundity | личинки
Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). 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)
Статус Красного Списка МСОП (Ref. 130435)
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