Pacific flatiron herring (Harengula thrissina)

Scientific name: Harengula thrissina Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Pacific flatiron herring (Harengula thrissina)

The Pacific flatiron herring (Harengula thrissina) is a brackish-water fish of the family Clupeidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17. tooth plate on tongue and tooth plate behind it (basihyal and basibranchial tooth plates) broad, their width about 3 to 5 times in their combined lengths. Last dorsal fin ray not elongate (cf. Opisthonema).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Harengula thrissina
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.5
Common length
8.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: La Jolla, California to Peru (at least to Callao), including the Gulf of California. (This species seems to have two forms or subspecies: Harengula thrissina thrissina from the Gulf of California to Panama and Harengula thrissina peruana from Panama to Peru).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; bait: occasionally
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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