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Nematalosa japonica Regan, 1917

Japanese gizzard shad
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: Sardine, 日本海鰶, 黃魚 黃魚
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Lai, N.-W., 2023
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from artificial reefs in Hoi Ha Wan (Ref. 119713). Juveniles also reported from Three Fathoms Cove (Ref. 125536). Sold in wet markets (Ref. 129440). Also Ref. 188.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Whitestriped blue sprat, Sardine, Jaapani kõverlõugheeringas, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Nematalosa: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Latin, alausa = a fish cited by Ausonius and Latin, halec = pickle, dealing with the Greek word hals = salt; it is also the old Saxon name for shad = "alli" ; 1591 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 37°N - 4°N, 98°E - 136°E (Ref. 188)

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