Pacific ilisha (Ilisha fuerthii)

Scientific name: Ilisha fuerthii Steindachner, 1875

Pacific ilisha (Ilisha fuerthii)

The Pacific ilisha (Ilisha fuerthii) is a brackish-water fish of the family Pristigasteridae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, El Salvador to the northern tip of Peru.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 46 - 50. Body moderately slender, belly with 23 to 25 + 11 to 14 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting; gap between hind tip of premaxilla a ligament, not a toothed bone. Dorsal fin origin a little before midpoint of body; anal fin long, its origin below about last dorsal fin rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ilisha fuerthii
Family
Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
33.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: El Salvador to the northern tip of Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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