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Dayella malabarica (Day, 1873) Day's round herring |
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FAO |
| Family: | Ehiravidae (River sprats) | |||
| Max. size: | 6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; freshwater; brackish; marine, amphidromous | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Southwestern India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-18; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 16-27. With 1 to 4 unkeeled and irregular scutes without vertical arms; pelvic scute with vertical arms (not W-shaped, cf. Spratelloides, Dussumieria); no post-pelvic scutes. Snout pointed, lower jaw a little prominent, small but distinct teeth in each jaw; second supra-maxilla long; gill rakers on hind face of third epibranchial (cf. absent in Ehirava fluviatilis). | |||
| Biology: | Found in rivers, estuaries (Ref. 188) and coastal waters (Ref. 45255). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 28 February 2017 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||