Pellona harroweri
Appearance
American coastal pellona | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Pristigasteridae |
Genus: | Pellona |
Species: | P. harroweri
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Binomial name | |
Pellona harroweri Fowler, 1917
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Synonyms | |
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Pellona harroweri, called the American coastal pellona and the caille, is a species of longfin herring native to the beaches and estuaries of the western Atlantic from Panama to southern Brazil.[1] Some individuals can reach 18 cm, with the average closer to 12 cm.[1] They school in very shallow waters, and are rarely found deeper than 16 m.
The species is considered a forage fish, used for bait for commercial fish and consumed by humans on a subsistence level.[2] They are eaten by the Costero dolphin, and by the La Plata dolphin.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pellona harroweri". FishBase. October 2010 version.
- ^ "Forage Species". Fisheries Global Information System. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ Borobia, Mônica; Barros, Nélio B. (1989). "Notes on the diet of marine Sotalia fluviatilis". Marine Mammal Science. 5 (4). Wiley: 395–399. Bibcode:1989MMamS...5..395B. doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.1989.tb00353.x.
- ^ Di Beneditto, Ana Paula Madeira; Ramos, Renata Maria Arruda (2001). "Biology and conservation of the franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) in the north of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil" (PDF). Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 3 (2). International Whaling Commission: 185–192. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
External links
[edit]- "Pellona harroweri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 December 2010.