Stolephorus commersonnii Lacépède, 1803 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Hata et al. 2021 | Whitehead, 1967a | Whitehead & Wongratana, 1984b .
  • Common names : Neplie (Creole, French: Mauritius), Sardel commersonova (Czech), Anchovy / Commerson's anchovy / Devis's anchovy / Long-jawed anchovy / Teri anchovy / Tropical anchovy (English), Commersoni stolefoor (Estonian), Anchois bombra (French), Sardelina komersonka (Polish), Anchoveta de Commerson (Portuguese), Samaduul (Somali: Somalia), Boqueron bombra (Spanish), Dagaa-mcheli / Uono (Swahili: Tanzania) .
  • Current distribution known : distributed only off Mauritius, so far as is known, and is considered as Mauritius endemic .
  • Distribution_references : Fricke et al., 2009 | Fricke et al., 2018 | Hata et al. 2021 | Whitehead et al., 1988 | Whitehead & Wongratana, 1984b .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on surface plankton, primarily copepods and prawn larvae .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Whitehead et al., 1988 .
  • Habitat / home range : a schooling fish found in coastal waters, apparently entering brackish water .
  • Habitat_references : Fischer et al., 1990 | Whitehead et al., 1988 | Whitehead & Wongratana, 1984b .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Hata et al. 2021 | Whitehead, 1967a | Whitehead et al., 1988 | Whitehead & Wongratana, 1984b .
  • Reproduction : eggs are oval with a knob .
  • Reproduction_references : Breder & Rosen, 1966 | Whitehead et al., 1988 .
  • Size : 112 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Clupea tuberculosa Lacépède, 1803: 425, 460. Type locality: Black River District, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, 0-1.5 m depth. Neotype BPBM 41797.
    • Stolephorus commersonnii Lacépède, 1803: 381, 382, pl. 12, fif. 1. Type locality: Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean (no locality). Neotype MCZ 6133.
    • Stolephorus rex Jordan & Seale, 1926: 380. Type locality: Cannanore (Kannur), Malabar coast, Kerala State, India. Holotype MCZ 4318.
  • Use and trade : used for food and fish meal. It may have an important role in sustaining fishing communities in parts of its range .