Burmese River ilisha (Ilisha novacula)

Scientific name: Ilisha novacula Valenciennes, 1847

Burmese River ilisha (Ilisha novacula)

The Burmese River ilisha (Ilisha novacula) is a freshwater fish of the family Pristigasteridae. Native range: Asia, Myanmar rivers (Irrawaddy at Rangoon and Mandalay; Sittang River).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 43 - 45. Body rather slender, belly with 24 to 25 + 10 or 11, total 34 to 36 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting. Dorsal fin origin behind midpoint of body; anal fin origin below dorsal fin base. Swim bladder without a posterior tube (or tubes) passing backward into the body muscles. No toothed hypo-maxilla between hind tip of pre-maxilla and blade of maxilla.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ilisha novacula
Family
Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
32.0
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Myanmar rivers (Irrawaddy at Rangoon and Mandalay; Sittang River).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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