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Ehiravidae (River sprats)
Etymology: Sundasalanx: Composed from Sunda, Asiatic island + latinization of Philippines, salamga, French salangana = the name of a kind of swallow (Ref. 45335); platyrhynchus: Combination of platys, Greek for broad, and rhynchos, Greek for snout.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Kapuas River basin, Borneo, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Common length : 1.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13663)
Found in rivers with moderate to fast flowing water with muddy bottom (Ref. 56749). During the day, they occur usually in water deeper than 1 m, close to the bottom. At night, they form school near the surface along the shores (Ref. 56749).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Siebert, D.J., 1997. Notes on the anatomy and relationships of Sundasalanx Roberts (Teleostei, Clupeidae), with descriptions of four new species from Borneo. Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (Zool.) 63(1):13-26. (Ref. 13663)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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