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Dussumieria modakandai Singh, Jayakumar, Kumar, Murali, Mishra, Singh & Lal, 2021 Soft rainbow sardine |
| Family: | Dussumieriidae (Round herrings) | |||
| Max. size: | 16.27 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea (Israel), Iran and India to the Philippines; north to Japan and south to Indonesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | The species is distinguished by the following set of characters: maxilla long (9.1%–9.9% SL); palatine with 1-2 rows of small conical teeth; no parasphenoid teeth; no longitudinal striae on posterior side of body scales and melanophores scattered on first to ninth pectoral-fin rays from uppermost ray (Ref. 127746) | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||