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Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Herklotsichthys: After Janus Adrian Herklots, Australian ichthyologist, 1820-1872.
Eponymy: Dr Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (1902–1986) was a British biologist, botanist and ornithologist at the University of Hong Kong (1928–1941). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Whitley.
Issue
Formerly named Species A in Ref. 188.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino pelagic-neritic. Tropical; 9°S - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: Exmouth Gulf to Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York and Aru Island in Australia (Ref. 188). Also Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6993).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 188); common length : 14.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 188)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 13 - 21; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 12 - 23. Distinguished from all other Australian Herklotsichthys by the series of small round black spots on the flank. Elongate wing-like scales underneath normal paired pre-dorsal scales. A dark spot behind gill cover.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
A schooling species found in coastal waters (Ref. 188, 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: de interés potencial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 26 - 28.6, mean 27.6 °C (based on 328 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00415 - 0.01826), b=3.06 (2.89 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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