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Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Dussumieriidae (Round herrings)

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Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range - 200 m (Ref. 5286), usually - m (Ref. ). Subtropical; 0°C - ; 23°S - 35°S, 12°E - 31°E

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Southeastern Atlantic to Western Indian Ocean: southern Africa (Walvis Bay to Durban) to southern Angola.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 91762)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13; Vertebrae: 50. Numerous branchiostegal rays (11 to 15); without pre-and post pelvic scutes; W-shaped pelvic scute; rectangular pre-maxillae; pelvic fins less advanced and the isthmus with lateral flanges or `shoulders' as compared to Dussumieria.

Mainly an inshore species. Often forms shoals together with pilchard (Ref. 27121). Feeds on larger types of zooplankton (Ref. 27121).

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DiBattista, J.D., J.E. Randall and B.W. Bowen, 2012. Review of the round herrings of the genus Etrumeus (Clupeidae: Dussumieriinae) of Africa, with descriptions of two new species. Cybium 36(3):447-460. (Ref. 91762)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 124695)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 November 2019

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: highly commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.7 - 20.2, mean 15.6 °C (based on 31 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5098 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00468 (0.00196 - 0.01118), b=3.11 (2.90 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.7).

Prior r = 1.19, 95% CL = 0.79 - 1.79, Based on 3 stock assessments.

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 191 [97, 392] mg/100g ; Iron = 2.35 [1.23, 4.14] mg/100g ; Protein = 20.7 [19.4, 21.9] % ; Omega3 = 0.436 [0.199, 0.846] g/100g ; Selenium = 26.4 [12.9, 56.2] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 10.9 [3.3, 34.0] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.16 [0.75, 1.86] mg/100g (wet weight);

Etrumeus whiteheadi Wongratana, 1983