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Dussumieriidae (Round herrings)
Etymology: wongratanai: Named for Dr. Thosaporn Wongratana.
Eponymy: Dr Thosaporn Wongratana is a Thai ichthyologist at the faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 26 m (Ref. 91762). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: South Africa to Somalia (Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 91762)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 22; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 50 - 53. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 21- 22; A 10; pectoral-fin rays 15-17; gill-rakers 12-13 + 32-33 (total 43-47); vertebrae 52-53; origin of pelvic fins about one-third eye diameter posterior to a vertical at rear base of dorsal fin; colour when preserved in alcohol: dark purplish grey on dorsal half of body (iridescent blue where scales present), abruptly pale silvery grey on ventral half; a faint dusky blotch posterior to upper third of opercle; when fresh, colour of body iridescent blue-green on dorsal half of body, the scale edges of upper two or three rows black, abruptly silvery white ventrally; a semicircular blackish spot posterior to upper third of opercle (Ref. 91762).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
DiBattista, J.D., J.E. Randall and B.W. Bowen, 2012. Review of the round herrings of the genus Etrumeus (Clupeidae: Dussumieriinae) of Africa, with descriptions of two new species. Cybium 36(3):447-460. (Ref. 91762)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5098 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00226 - 0.01060), b=3.08 (2.88 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).