| Etrumeus
teres
(DeKay,
1842) |
|
| Family: |
Clupeidae
(Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens) |
 |
| Order: |
Clupeiformes
|
| Class: |
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) |
| FishBase name: |
Round herring |
| Max. size: |
9.8 in |
| Environment: |
pelagic; marine ; depth range 165 - 495 ft |
| Climate: |
tropical; 45°N - 42°S |
| Importance: |
fisheries: highly commercial |
| Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than
15 months |
Distribution:
|
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique border to
Durban, South Africa possibly further south ; off Cape Gardefui
and in the Red Sea, with immigrants to eastern Mediterranean. Western
Atlantic: Bay of Fundy to Florida in USA, Gulf of Mexico, Venezuela, and
the Guianas. Also Nova Scotia, Canada. Western Pacific:
Japan, Arafura Sea and southern coasts of Australia. Eastern
Pacific: California, USA to Chile , including the Galápagos
Islands and Hawaii. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0-0; Dorsal
soft
rays (total): 15-18; Anal
spines:
0-0; Anal
soft
rays: 10-13. Some variation in body depth and certain meristic
characters; without pre- and post-pelvic scutes; W-shaped pelvic scute;
pelvic fins less advanced. Distinguished from E. whiteheadi of
southern African waters by having fewer anal finrays and the pelvic fin
base about 1/3 eye diameter. Isthmus with lateral flanges or shoulders . Silvery with an olive green back. Scales deciduous
. |
| Biology: |
Mainly inshore but has been occasionally taken 75
mi from the Ecuador coast . Usually occur in large schools . Feed mainly on euphausids and copepods
.
Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae. Marketed fresh,
salted and canned. Also processed into fishmeal . |
| Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List |
| Dangerous: |
harmless |
