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Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Nematalosa: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Latin, alausa = a fish cited by Ausonius and Latin, halec = pickle, dealing with the Greek word hals = salt; it is also the old Saxon name for shad = "alli" ; 1591 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Munro supplied no etymology, but probably named for Willem Hesselsz de Vlamingh (1640–c. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin; saumâtre pelagic-neritic; anadrome (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 16°S - 32°S, 112°E - 125°E (Ref. 188)
Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Western Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 33617); âge max. reporté: 20 années (Ref. 127616)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 16 - 17; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 22 - 24; Vertèbres: 45 - 49. Belly with 16 to 19 (usually 18) + 12 to 14 (usually 12), total 28 to 32 (usually 31) scutes. Anterior arm of pre-operculum with a fleshy triangular area above, not covered by third infra-orbital bone (see N. come). Lower jaw strongly flared outward. A small pectoral axillary scale present. Hind edge of scales toothed. A dark spot behind gill opening.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Abundant in estuaries; also found in coastal embayments. A filter-feeder. Eggs and larvae are pelagic (Ref. 33617). Used mainly for bait in the rock lobster fishery in Western Australia (Ref. 33617).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: pêcheries vivrières; appât: usually
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Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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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). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
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Generation time |
6.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.17). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
Low.
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