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Herklotsichthys spilura (Guichenot, 1863)

Reunion herring
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Reunion Island [La] (La Réunion) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Extinct in Réunion (Ref. 82332). Also Ref. 188, 33390, 53568.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/re.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fricke, R., T. Mulachau, P. Durville, P. Chabanet, E. Tessier and Y. Letourneur, 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Herklotsichthys: After Janus Adrian Herklots, Australian ichthyologist, 1820-1872.
  More on author: Guichenot.

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

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 188).   Tropical; 11°N - 23°S, 38°E - 59°E (Ref. 188)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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