Madagascar country information

Common names: East African round herring
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the lectotype of Sauvagella madagascariensis bianalis: 'Madagascar' (Ref. 94656; lectotype by Ref. 117496). Known from western and northwestern basins of Madagascar (Ref. 56151), particularly in Lake Kinkony and surrounding regions (Ref. 33664). Also Ref. 188, 3509, 13333, 117576, 118219, 121271.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sparks, J.S. and M.L.J. Stiassny, 2003
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Common names from other countries

Lahkuimheeringas, Herink ostrovní, 双鳍似黍鲱, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Ehiravidae (River sprats)
Etymology: Spratellomorpha: Old German, sprotte (1611) = a small fish, Clupea sp.+ greek,morphe = shape (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten; brackvatten pelagiska. Tropical; 0° - 26°S, 37°E - 50°E (Ref. 188)

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Africa: Madagascar (Ref. 188, 3509), probably restricted to the Majunga region (Ref. 33664). Also reported from Kenya coast at Port Tudor (Ref. 188, 117486), but whether this Mombassa material is conspecific with Spratellomorpha bianalis from Madagascar is currently unclear (Ref. 33664).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 188)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 14 - 17; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 16 - 18; Ryggkotor: 45 - 46. Diagnosis: Body elongate, a little compressed; belly rounded, without pre-pelvic and post-pelvic scutes, but a pelvic scute present with slender vertical arms; gillrakers 26-31; pelvic fin with 1 unbranched and 7-8 branched finrays, well before dorsal fin origin; last two anal finrays separate, forming a distinct little finlet (Ref. 188, 117486, 121271). This species is distinguished from other clupeids by the presence of 2 anal fins, of which the second anal fin comprises 2 finrays (Ref. 188, 121271).

Presumed marine or estuarine (Ref. 188), but its reported presence in Port Tudor, an area where estuarine conditions prevail, would indicate that the species may be confined to estuaries (Ref. 117486) and it is found in fresh and brackish water in Madagascar (Ref. 13333, 117576). Maximum total length 6.0 cm (Ref. 121271).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

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Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 188)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Spratellomorpha bianalis (Bertin, 1940)