Dussumieria
acuta
Valenciennes, 1847
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Family:
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Clupeidae
(Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens)
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Order:
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Clupeiformes
(herrings)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Rainbow sardine |
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Max. size:
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20.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 188) |
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Environment: |
pelagic; marine; depth range 10 – 20 m
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Climate: |
subtropical; 31°N - 7°S, 49°e - 126°e |
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Importance:
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fisheries: highly commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(K=0.8-1.2; tmax=1)
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Distribution:
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Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (and perhaps south to Somalia), along the coasts of Pakistan, India and Malaysia to Indonesia (Kalimantan) and the Philippines. Earlier records included Dussumieria elopsoides.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 14 – 18. Branchiostegal rays fewer (12 to 15) and posterior part of scales marked with numerous tiny radiating striae. Color is iridescent blue with a shiny gold or brass line below (quickly fading after death); hind margin of tail broadly dark. W-shaped pelvic scute; isthmus tapering evenly forward; more anal fin rays.
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Biology: |
Mainly an inshore species. Earlier studies on the habitat and biology may have equally referred to D. elopsoides which this species closely resembles. Can also be caught with ringnets and dipnets.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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