Jenkinsia
parvula
Cervigón & Velazquez, 1978
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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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Short-striped round herring |
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Max. size:
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5.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 188) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 – 50 m
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Climate: |
tropical; 14°N - 8°N, 75°w - 62°w |
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Importance:
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fisheries: subsistence fisheries |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
Go to ccfishery.net
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Western Central Atlantic: Venezuela. Status of threat from Ref. 11858.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Anal
spines: 0;
Vertebrae: 38 – 39. Pre-maxillae toothed, triangular; 1 supra-maxilla; isthmus broadly triangular, pointed anteriorly; W-shaped pelvic scute; vertebrae 38 or 39 (usually 39); silver lateral band becoming narrower and fading anteriorly.
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Biology: |
A pelagic school-forming species found near coral reefs. Feeds on zooplankton.
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Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)(Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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