Neoopisthopterus tropicus, Tropical longfin herring : fisheries

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Neoopisthopterus tropicus (Hildebrand, 1946)

Tropical longfin herring
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Neoopisthopterus tropicus
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> Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids)
Etymology: Neoopisthopterus: Greek, neos = new + Greek, opisthe = behind (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Hildebrand.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien; brak water. Tropical; 27°N - 4°S

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Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to the northern tip of Peru.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 114986); common length : 6.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9336)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal): 0; Anale stekels 0; Anale zachte stralen: 43 - 48. Belly with around 26 scutes. Lower jaw not strongly projecting; hind tip of maxilla meets lower bulge of maxilla blade and is overlapped by it; teeth very small or minute. Dorsal fin well behind midpoint of body; anal fin long, its origin before dorsal fin origin. A silver band along flank.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Occurs in coastal waters and off river mouths (e.g. Río Mayo, Gulf of California) thus perhaps tolerating lowered salinities. Feeds on planktonic crustaceans. Spawns over an extended period off Costa Rica.

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

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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)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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