Diagnostic Description
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Diagnosis: Body somewhat compressed, belly a little rounded, with 0-5 small needle-like pre-pelvic scutes; maxilla tip pointed, reaching to or a little beyond hind border of pre-operculum, the latter convex, rounded; lower gillrakers usually 23 to 28; small teeth present on upper edge of hyoid bones; isthmus muscle tapering evenly forward to hind border of branchial membrane; pelvic fin tips reaching to below anterior dorsal finrays; anal fin short, with usually 3 unbranched and 18-19 branched finrays, its origin below second half of dorsal fin base; body light transparent fleshy brown, with a silver stripe down flank; a pair of dark patches behind occiput, followed by a pair of dark lines to dorsal fin origin (Ref. 189). It closely resembles Stolephorus apiensis of Fiji and Samoa, which lacks pigment lines before the dorsal fin; and S. brachycephalus of Papua New Guinea, which has more anal finrays, no hyoid teeth, and more scutes; Stolephorus waitei has characteristic spots on the lower part of the head, and the pelvic fins do not reach to the dorsal fin origin, as also in S. chinensis; other Stolephorus species have the hind border of the pre-operculum concave near the maxilla tip (Ref. 189).Description: Body somewhat compressed, belly a little rounded (Ref. 189). Snout prominent; maxilla long, reaching to gill opening (Ref. 2871, 30573). Isthmus continuous, no silvery plate (Ref. 2871). Number of gill rakers on upper limb 17-21, on lower limb 23-28 (Ref. 122132). Pelvic-fin tip reaching beyond dorsal-fin origin; anal-fin origin below dorsal-fin base (Ref. 30573). With 0-5 small needle-like pre-pelvic scutes; no post-pelvic scutes (Ref. 189, 30573).Colouration: Body light transparent fleshy brown, with a silver stripe down flank; a pair of dark patches behind occiput, followed by a pair of dark lines to dorsal fin origin (Ref. 189).
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- Crispina B. Binohlan
Diseases and Parasites
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Hexangium Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
Migration
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Anadromous. Fish that ascend rivers to spawn, as salmon and hilsa do. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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- Crispina B. Binohlan
Morphology
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Anal spines: 0; Analsoft rays: 21 - 22
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- Crispina B. Binohlan
Trophic Strategy
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Apparently entering brackish water; present in Godavari estuary, India, from February to June in salinities of 19.6 to 32.0 o/oo, but almost completely absent during the subsequent flood season (Ref. 189). Juveniles and/or adults are found in mangrove inlets, subtidal edge of mud flats, near inshore and far inshore waters (Ref. 121464).
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- Crispina B. Binohlan
Biology
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A schooling fish found in coastal waters, apparently entering brackish water (Ref. 189), at depths of 0-50 m (Ref. 82332). Present in Godavari estuary, India, from February to June in salinities of 19.6-32.0 ppt, but almost totally absent in subsequent flood season (Ref. 189). It feeds on surface plankton, primarily copepods and prawn larvae (Ref. 189). Eggs are oval with a knob (Ref. 189). Used for food and fish meal (Ref. 4537).
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- Crispina B. Binohlan
Importance
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fisheries: commercial
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- Crispina B. Binohlan
分布
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廣泛分布於印度-西太平洋區,西起非洲東岸至巴布新幾內亞及中國南方沿海。臺灣產於南部、西部及澎湖海域。
利用
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全年皆產,南部及澎湖沿海較多,是魩鱙漁業的重要漁獲物之一,多以焚寄網捕獲,新鮮時可清蒸,但大多曬乾後出售,炒花生、辣椒或煮湯。
描述
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體長形,腹部圓,僅有1-4枚小稜鱗位於胸鰭與腹鰭間。頭略長。吻鈍圓,突出。眼中大。口大,略下斜;上頜前端突出於下頜,上頜骨末端尖,向後延伸達前鰓蓋骨之後緣;前鰓蓋骨之後緣呈圓凸。鰓耙細長而密,下枝鰓耙在23-28間。體被圓鱗,鱗小而薄,易脫落,無側線。背鰭短,位於體中央,前方無棘狀稜鱗;腹鰭短,末端未達背鰭起點;臀鰭起點位於背鰭中部下方。體灰白色,體側中央由頭部起始至尾柄具一條銀白色帶。各鰭多半透明而略呈青灰色。
棲地
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近沿海表層魚類,多於表層至20公尺深之海域活動。以濾食浮游生物為生。具群游性。
Stolephorus commersonnii
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Commerson's anchovy (Stolephorus commersonnii), also known as Devis's anchovy, long-jawed anchovy, Teri anchovy, is a species of anadromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is known as haalmassa in Sri Lanka, where it is widely used as a nutrient-rich fish meat. It is widely used as a live or dead bait in tuna fishery.
Description
It is a small schooling fish found in depth of 0–50 m in most of the tropical areas of the Indo-Pacific oceans, including Madagascar and Mauritius eastward and towards Hong Kong and further east to Papua New Guinea in westwards.[1] Maximum standard length is 11.2 cm. It has 21–22 anal soft rays. There are 0–5 small needle-like scutes on the belly region. Belly is slightly rounded. Body color is same as other engraulids, where body is light transparent fleshy brown with a pair of dark patches behind occiput, followed by a pair of lines to dorsal fin origin. The silver stripe is present on flanks.[2]
Ecology
Indian anchovy usually feeds on surface plankton. Female lay oval eggs in grassy sea beds.[2]
Human use
This fish, with the much larger Indian anchovy, is part of the cuisine of the South- and Southeast Asian marine regions.[3] It can be crisp-fried, used to make fish-based culinary products like fish sauce or in curries. In Sri Lanka, this variety of fish is made into a tasty snack by dipping in a batter of flour, then rolled in bread crumbs and deep fried in oil. It is also popular as a ‘white curry’, i.e.a curry made with coconut milk. A spicier variant is made with dry chilli gravy and served with scraped fresh coconut to offset the hotness of the gravy.
Vernacular names
Commerson's anchovy is known as:
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Stolephorus commersonnii: Brief Summary
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Commerson's anchovy (Stolephorus commersonnii), also known as Devis's anchovy, long-jawed anchovy, Teri anchovy, is a species of anadromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is known as haalmassa in Sri Lanka, where it is widely used as a nutrient-rich fish meat. It is widely used as a live or dead bait in tuna fishery.
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