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Anchovy sprat (Clupeonella engrauliformis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Clupeonella engrauliformis

Common Name
Anchovy sprat

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Body slender; head short and wide; belly rounded, with 23 to 31 scutes. Pectoral fin tips rounded. Last 2 anal fin rays enlarged; Pterotic bulla absent. No notch at the center of the upper jaw. Females slightly larger than males.

Classification

Classified By

Borodin, 1904

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Herrings (Clupeiformes)

Family

Herrings, shads and sardines (Clupeidae)

Distribution

Region

Former USSR and Asia

Distribution

Former USSR and Asia: central and southern parts of the Caspian Sea.

Range

44°N - 35°N, 46°E - 54°E

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

78 m

Zone

pelagic

Environment

Brackish; pelagic; depth range 0 - 78 m (Ref. 188)

Trophic Level

3.01 s.e. 0.08 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

16.5 cm

Common Length

12.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (21 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec=9,986-53,430)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated