Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15. Silvery with purple tinge. Fins grayish.

Common Names

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Indiese dryfvis , Afrikaans , South Africa

Banqara , Arabic , Global

Hasweer , Arabic , Oman

Senify , Arabic , Qatar

Cha mei , Cantonese , Hong Kong

Bulibuli , Cebuano , Philippines

Indisk smørfisk , Danish , Denmark

Amag , Davawenyo , Philippines

Butterfish , English , Malaysia

Fork tail , English , Hong Kong

Forktail , English , Hong Kong

Indian ariomma , English , Malaysia

Indian ariomma , English , Australia

Indian ariomma , English , Hong Kong

Indian ariomma , English , Global

Indian drift fish , English , Viet Nam

Indian driftfish , English , Hong Kong

Indian driftfish , English , Australia

Indian driftfish , English , South Africa

Indian driftfish , English , Malaysia

Indian driftfish , English , USA

Indian driftfish , English , Global

Indian eyebrow-fish , English , Australia

India ariomm , Estonian , Estonia

Ariomme indienne , French , Global

Maru-ibo-dai , Japanese , Japan

Maru-ibodai , Japanese , Japan

Shizu Modoki , Japanese , Japan

Po-ra-gi-rǔm-nun-dom , Korean , Korea (South)

보라기름눈돔 , Korean , Korea (South)

Ikan jepun , Malay , Malaysia

Jepun perak , Malay , Malaysia

Yìn dù shuāng qí chāng , Mandarin Chinese , China

Yìn dù wú chĭ chāng , Mandarin Chinese , China

印度无齿鲳 , Mandarin Chinese , China

印度無齒鯧 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei

印度無齒鯧 , Mandarin Chinese , China

印度玉鯧 , Mandarin Chinese , China

印度玉鲳 , Mandarin Chinese , China

陶氏无齿鲳 , Mandarin Chinese , China

陶氏無齒鯧 , Mandarin Chinese , China

非洲玉鯧 , Mandarin Chinese , China

非洲玉鲳 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Pasterzyk indyjski , Polish , Poland

Peixe-deriva-do-Indico , Portuguese , Portugal

Peixe-prata , Portuguese , Mozambique

Arioma índica , Spanish , Spain

Cá Chim Ấn Độ , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Ariommatidae

Genus: Ariomma

Species: Ariomma indica (Day, 1871)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Indo-Pacific: South Africa to the Persian Gulf east to the Indo-Malayan region up to Moala, Fiji, and north to Japan.

Biology

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Occurs in small schools in areas with muddy substrates on the continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds mainly on zooplankton. Appears to be pelagic at night and demersal by day and may migrate seasonally. Marketed fresh or dried-salted (Ref. 3300).

Habitat

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benthopelagic