Chirocentrus nudus, Whitefin wolf-herring : fisheries

Chirocentrus nudus Swainson, 1839

Whitefin wolf-herring
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Chirocentridae (Wolf herring)
Etymology: Chirocentrus: Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Swainson.

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

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 150 m (Ref. 30573). Tropical; 30°N - 30°S, 30°E - 162°E

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Indo-West Pacific: tropical, widespread. Questionably occurring in the Mascarenes (Ref. 33390). Distribution is probably similar to that of Chirocentrus dorab but not always distinguished from that species (Ref. 188).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 188); max. published weight: 410.00 g (Ref. 4883)

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Diagnosis: The slightly longer pectoral fin, 13-18% of standard length, and the absence of black markings on the dorsal fin tip are the only satisfactory characters separating this species from Chirocentrus dorab; also there is no black on the anterior part of the anal fin (Ref. 188).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Pelagic in coastal waters, from the shore to a depth of about 150 m (Ref. 30573). It feeds on small fish and crustaceans (Ref. 5213, 30573). Marketed fresh or frozen.

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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: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 02 March 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: highly commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index
(Ref. 82804) 		PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight a=0.00575 (0.00292 - 0.01132), b=3.00 (2.82 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level
(Ref. 69278) 		4.2   ±0.74 se; based on food items.
Generation time 4.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resilience
(Ref. 120179) 		Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.24).
Rate of population increase Prior r = 0.58, 95% CL = 0.38 - 0.87, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 59153) 		Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability
(Ref. 125649) 		High vulnerability (64 of 100). 🛈
Price category
(Ref. 80766) 		Medium.
Nutrients
(Ref. 124155) 		Calcium = 71.8 [44.0, 193.6] mg/100g; Iron = 1.12 [0.65, 1.96] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [17.0, 21.8] %; Omega3 = 0.226 [0.112, 0.461] g/100g; Selenium = 72.6 [35.6, 167.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18.4 [6.1, 50.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.79 [0.54, 1.13] mg/100g (wet weight);