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Amblygaster indiana Mary, Balasubramanian, Selvaraju & Shiny, 2017 |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas) | |||
| Max. size: | 2.93 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-19; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-19. This species is distinguished by the following characters: bluish body, green on dorsum, with silvery flanks; presence of 2 fleshy outgrowths on posterior margin of opercle; deep body cylindrical, belly smooth and round, weakly keeled with eight circular-shaped pre-pelvic scutes; 7 branchiostegial rays; 7-14 fronto-parietalstriae; eyes huge; median notch on upper jaw; dorsal fin is inserted at about midpoint of body; pelvic fins are below dorsal fin base, fin rays 7; anal fin is very short and inserted far posterior to dorsal fin base; gill rakers 57-63; cycloid scales; posterior margin of the scales striated with many vertical lines from anterior of scale extending to centre of scale (Ref. 116583). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 02 March 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||