Malabar sprat (Ehirava fluviatilis)

Scientific name: Ehirava fluviatilis Deraniyagala, 1929

Malabar sprat (Ehirava fluviatilis)

The Malabar sprat (Ehirava fluviatilis) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Asia, Southern India and Sri Lanka.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 27. With 5 to 8 unkeeled pre-pelvic scutes, followed by an equally thin pelvic scute, all with slender ascending arms; no post-pelvic scutes. Snout pointed, lower jaw a little prominent, with barely visible teeth in each jaw; second supra-maxilla short, about half length of maxilla blade.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ehirava fluviatilis
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Common length
4.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Southern India and Sri Lanka.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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