Longtail ilisha (Ilisha lunula)

Scientific name: Ilisha lunula Kailola, 1986

Longtail ilisha (Ilisha lunula)

The Longtail ilisha (Ilisha lunula) is a brackish-water fish of the family Pristigasteridae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Papua New Guinea and Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ilisha lunula
Family
Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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