Bahia sprat (Rhinosardinia bahiensis)

Scientific name: Rhinosardinia bahiensis Steindachner, 1879

Bahia sprat (Rhinosardinia bahiensis)

The Bahia sprat (Rhinosardinia bahiensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18; Vertebrae: 43. Distinguished from the very similar R. amazonica mainly by having more vertebrae and more scales in lateral series. Easily separated from all other clupeids in the area by the sharp retrorse spine on the upper part of the maxilla at about the level of the eye center. A silver stripe along the flank reported by some authors. Two distinct parallel striae on scales.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rhinosardinia bahiensis
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: lower reaches of the Orinoco; Surinam; Pernambuco and Bahia, Brazil. Many records of the species are unconfirmed and its real distribution is not certain.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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