Yellowfin herring (Pliosteostoma lutipinnis) fish species and information / pictures of Yellowfin herring - Pliosteostoma lutipinnis

Yellowfin herring (Pliosteostoma lutipinnis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pliosteostoma lutipinnis

Common Name
Yellowfin herring

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 49 - 51. Belly with about 27 or 28 scutes. Lower jaw projecting, mouth pointing obliquely upward; a distinct toothed hypo-maxillary bone between hind tip of pre-maxilla and lower bulge of maxilla blade; upper jaw not reaching back beyond eye center. Dorsal fin behind midpoint of body; anal fin long, its origin a little before dorsal fin. A silver band along flank.

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Herrings (Clupeiformes)

Family

Herrings, shads and sardines (Clupeidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Central Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Central Pacific: Mazatl?n, Mexico to Ecuador.

Range

25°N - 3°N, 109°W - 77°W

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; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 188)

Trophic Level

3.31 s.e. 0.38 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

25.0 cm

Common Length

15.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)