Slender tardoor (Opisthopterus valenciennesi)

Scientific name: Opisthopterus valenciennesi Bleeker, 1872

Slender tardoor (Opisthopterus valenciennesi)

The Slender tardoor (Opisthopterus valenciennesi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Java Sea, Singapore north to East China Sea at Foochow.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 54 - 65. Belly convex in front, with 30 to 33 scutes. Mouth pointing obliquely upward. Pectoral fin distinctly shorter than head; dorsal fin small, well behind midpoint of body; anal fin long, its origin well before dorsal fin origin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Opisthopterus valenciennesi
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Java Sea, Singapore north to East China Sea at Foochow.
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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