Yellowfin herring (Pliosteostoma lutipinnis)

Scientific name: Pliosteostoma lutipinnis Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Yellowfin herring (Pliosteostoma lutipinnis)

The Yellowfin herring (Pliosteostoma lutipinnis) is a marine fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Mazatl?n, Mexico to Ecuador.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 49 - 51. Belly with about 27 or 28 scutes. Lower jaw projecting, mouth pointing obliquely upward; a distinct toothed hypo-maxillary bone between hind tip of pre-maxilla and lower bulge of maxilla blade; upper jaw not reaching back beyond eye center. Dorsal fin behind midpoint of body; anal fin long, its origin a little before dorsal fin. A silver band along flank.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pliosteostoma lutipinnis
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Mazatl?n, Mexico to Ecuador.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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