Malaysia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
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Common names from other countries

Malai jõekilu, 马来西亚锯齿鲱, Sleďovec malajský, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Ehiravidae (River sprats)
Etymology: Clupeichthys: Latin, clupea = sardine, derived from Clupeus = shield; + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Herre.

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

; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical; 6°N - 3°N

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Asia: Perak River in Malaysia. Reported from Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia (Ref. 13275).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 57235)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 12 - 18; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 27. Body moderately elongate, belly keeled, with 7 to 9 + 4 to 6 scutes. Snout blunt, pre-maxillae small and toothed, prominent teeth a symphysis and along sides of lower jaw; second supra-maxilla paddle-shaped, about half length of maxilla. Pectoral axillary scale minute or absent. Last two anal fin rays forming a separate finlet.

Inhabits rivers and canals including peat tributaries, feeding mainly on zooplankton and insect (Ref. 57235).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

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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)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 06 July 2017

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)