Goto's herring (Herklotsichthys gotoi)

Scientific name: Herklotsichthys gotoi Wongratana, 1983

Goto's herring (Herklotsichthys gotoi)

The Goto's herring (Herklotsichthys gotoi) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, New Guinea (Mimika River) and northern Australia (Gulf of Carpentaria).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Distinguished from most other Australian Herklotsichthys by lacking spots on the flank, except for a single dark spot behind gill cover and lacking elongate wing-like scales underneath the normal paired pre-dorsal scales. Lacks the 3 distinct dark lines along upper flank; no dark tip to dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Herklotsichthys gotoi
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Common length
8.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: New Guinea (Mimika River) and northern Australia (Gulf of Carpentaria).
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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