Blackstripe herring (Lile nigrofasciata)

Scientific name: Lile nigrofasciata Castro-Aguirre, Ruiz-Campos & Balart, 2002

The Blackstripe herring (Lile nigrofasciata) is a marine fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Sonora, Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lile nigrofasciata
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.1
Depth range
2 m (7 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 2 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Sonora, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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