Anchovy sprat (Clupeonella engrauliformis)

Scientific name: Clupeonella engrauliformis Borodin, 1904

Anchovy sprat (Clupeonella engrauliformis)

The Anchovy sprat (Clupeonella engrauliformis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Former USSR and Asia, central and southern parts of the Caspian Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Body slender; head short and wide; belly rounded, with 23 to 31 scutes. Pectoral fin tips rounded. Last 2 anal fin rays enlarged; Pterotic bulla absent. No notch at the center of the upper jaw. Females slightly larger than males.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Clupeonella engrauliformis
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.5
Common length
12.0
Depth range
0–78 m (0–256 ft)
Environment
Brackish; pelagic; depth range 0 - 78 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Former USSR and Asia: central and southern parts of the Caspian Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec=9,986-53,430)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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