Freshwater sardinella (Sardinella tawilis)

Scientific name: Sardinella tawilis Herre, 1927

Freshwater sardinella (Sardinella tawilis)

The Freshwater sardinella (Sardinella tawilis) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21; Vertebrae: 39 - 42. Total scutes 28 to 30. gill rakers slender, long and numerous.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sardinella tawilis
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: endemic to Lake Taal (formerly Lake Bombon), Luzon, Philippines. This freshwater lake, linked to the sea via the Pansipit River, was part of Balayan Bay, South China Sea, and was formed by a series of volcanic eruptions in the 18th century.
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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