Ganges river sprat (Corica soborna)

Scientific name: Corica soborna Hamilton, 1822

Ganges river sprat (Corica soborna)

The Ganges river sprat (Corica soborna) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Asia, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and India. Occurrence in the Bangpakong River in Thailand, Mekong and Bangladesh need confirmation.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 27. Body fairly elongate, belly keeled, with 11 + 6 or 7 (usually 7) scutes. Teeth minute or absent in jaws; second supra-maxilla at least as long as blade. Last two anal fin rays forming a separate finlet. Resembles C. laciniata which has more gill rakers, but fewer pre-dorsal bones. Species of Clupeichthys also have a separate finlet, but jaw teeth prominent and present on sides of jaw.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Corica soborna
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.1
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and India. Occurrence in the Bangpakong River in Thailand, Mekong and Bangladesh need confirmation.
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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