Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii) fish species and information / pictures of Reeves shad - Tenualosa reevesii

Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii) fish species information

Scientific Name
Tenualosa reevesii

Common Name
Reeves shad

Biology
Schooling in coastal waters and ascending rivers to breed. Adults are found near the surface at sea while larvae and juveniles spend the first two years of their life in river tide pools and estuaries (Ref. 57990). Feed on planktonic crustaceans like cyclopoids and other copepods, and rotifers (Ref. 45563).

Classification

Classified By

Richardson, 1846

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Herrings (Clupeiformes)

Family

Herrings, shads and sardines (Clupeidae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: China and possibly southward into South China Sea, but records uncertain. Eastern Indian Ocean: two specimens collected from Phuket Island, Andaman Sea. The species thus overlaps Tenualosa toli in range.

Range

31°N - 5°N, 95°E - 123°E

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

50 m

Zone

pelagic-neritic

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 188)

Trophic Level

3.19 s.e. 0.29 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

61.6 cm

Common Length

40.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=3; tmax=8; K=0.25-0.29; Fec = 1,070,000)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated