Encrasicholina heteroloba (Rüppell, 1837) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Whitehead, 1965b .
  • Common names : Sardel lalocnata (Czech), Anchovy / Blue anchovy / East Indian anchovy / Gold anchovy / Indian anchovy / Pigmy anchovy / Shorthead anchovy (English), Holmik-pisiansoovis (Estonian), Anchois douanier (French), Sardelina maloglowa (Polish), Anchoveta aduaneira (Portuguese), Samaduul (Somali: Somalia), Boqueron aduanero (Spanish) .
  • Condition / length-weight relationship : Brinca et al., 1984 .
  • Current distribution known : Red Sea and East Africa to northern Madagascar and the Bay of Bengal; southern Japan and northern coast of Australia to the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa .
  • Distribution_references : Whitehead, 1965b | Whitehead et al., 1988 .
  • Fisheries / overfishing : Nhwani & Makwaia, 1988 .
  • Food habits : feeds predominately on planktonic crustaceans followed by small quantities of bivalves, fish larvae, and post larvae .
  • Food habits_references : Whitehead et al., 1988 .
  • Habitat / home range : a schooling species found inshore, but also inhabits deep bays under oceanic influence. Rarely enter mangrove waters .
  • Habitat_references : Fischer et al., 1990 | Whitehead et al., 1988 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Whitehead, 1965b | Whitehead et al., 1988 .
  • Reproduction : spawns continuously after maturity. Intraovarian ova are oval but do not have a knob at one end. Average fecundity is estimated to be 2,254 but varies based on fish length and weight .
  • Reproduction_references : Whitehead et al., 1988 .
  • Size : 120 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Engraulis heteroloba Rüppell, 1837: 79, pl. 21, fig. 4. Type locality: Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Holotype SMF 4305.
    • Stolephorus pseudoheterolobus Hardenberg, 1933: 249. Type locality: Singapore. Original locality: Riouw; Lingga Archipelago; Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Neotype BMNH 1967.11.13.310.
  • Use and trade : utilized mostly for bait, but also for human consumption as dried fish or fermented sauce .