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Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Herklotsichthys: After Janus Adrian Herklots, Australian ichthyologist, 1820-1872.
Eponymy: Dr Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (1902–1986) was a British biologist, botanist and ornithologist at the University of Hong Kong (1928–1941). [...] H E Goto was an entomologist who was at the Zoology Department, Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, and was the Director of Wongratana’s studies in London. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; acqua dolce; salmastro pelagic-neritic; anadromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 50 m (Ref. 188). Tropical; 4°S - 19°S, 135°E - 149°E (Ref. 188)
Western Central Pacific: New Guinea (Mimika River) and northern Australia (Gulf of Carpentaria).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 188); common length : 8.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 188)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 13 - 21; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 12 - 23. Distinguished from most other Australian Herklotsichthys by lacking spots on the flank, except for a single dark spot behind gill cover and lacking elongate wing-like scales underneath the normal paired pre-dorsal scales. Lacks the 3 distinct dark lines along upper flank; no dark tip to dorsal fin.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Schools in coastal waters and appears to enter estuaries, if not to ascend some way up to rivers.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 188)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: pesca di sussistenza
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 26.7 - 28, mean 27.6 °C (based on 116 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00415 - 0.01826), b=3.06 (2.89 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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