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Clupeiformes (Herrings) >
Ehiravidae (River sprats)
Etymology: Clupeoides: Latin, clupea = sardine, derived from Clupeus = shield; + Greek, oides = similar (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Weber & deBeaufort.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique. Tropical; 5°S - 8°S
Asia and Oceania: Indonesia (Lorentz River, Irian Jaya) and Papua New Guinea (Fly River); probably in other southwest-flowing rivers in area.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2847)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12 - 18; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 16 - 27. Body moderately deep, belly sharply keeled, with 9 to 12 + 7 to 9 scutes. Snout blunt, pre-maxillae short and toothless, but prominent teeth in lower jaw; second supra-maxilla short, a little over half length of maxilla blade. Pectoral axillary scale small, less than 1/3 length of fin. A silver stripe along flank.
The only clupeid in the world known to inhabit mountainous rivers (Ref. 2847). Occurs in streams with gravel or stony bottoms and feeds primarily on aquatic insect larvae (Ref. 2847).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: pêcheries vivrières
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00365 - 0.02081), b=3.02 (2.81 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).