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Chirocentrus nudus Swainson, 1839

Description

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).

Common Names

  • Dorab , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Haff , Arabic , Oman
  • Huff , Arabic , Oman
  • Huff , Arabic , Global
  • Samak abu sayf , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Seft , Arabic , Oman
  • رنكة ثعلب أبيض الأجنحة , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Nga-yaung , Burmese , Myanmar
  • Nga-yin-kone , Burmese , Myanmar
  • Balira , Cebuano , Philippines
  • Dorab běloploutvý , Czech , Czechia
  • Hvidfinnet rovsild , Danish , Denmark
  • Dorab , English , Malaysia
  • Silver bar , English , Malaysia
  • Tenpounder , English , India
  • Whitefin wolf herring , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Whitefin wolf herring , English , Australia
  • Whitefin wolf-herring , English , Global
  • Whitefin wolf-herring , English , Malaysia
  • Wolf herring , English , Malaysia
  • Paljas huntheeringas , Estonian , Estonia
  • Chirocentre sabre , French , Global
  • Cabuk , Malay , Malaysia
  • Pacal , Malay , Malaysia
  • Parang , Malay , Malaysia
  • Parang sudip , Malay , Malaysia
  • Parang-parang , Malay , Malaysia
  • Sudip , Malay , Malaysia
  • Tegap , Malay , Malaysia
  • 布刀 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 西刀 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 長頜寶刀魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 長頷寶刀魚 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 长颌宝刀鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 长颌宝刀鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 长颔宝刀鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Kharoo baleh-sefid , Persian , Iran
  • Dorab bialopletwy , Polish , Poland
  • Machope espinhoso , Portuguese , Mozambique
  • Gal katuvalla , Sinhalese , Sri Lanka
  • Beloplavutni volčji sled , Slovene , Slovenia
  • Sanbelag , Somali , Somalia
  • Arencòn de aleta blanca , Spanish , Spain
  • Arencón de aleta blanca , Spanish , Spain
  • Vitfenad vargsill , Swedish , Sweden
  • Balila , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Parang-parang , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Kat karuvallai , Tamil , Sri Lanka
  • Kiru-wahlah , Tamil , India
  • கிரு வாளை , Tamil , India
  • Wahlah , Telugu , India
  • వాలా , Telugu , India
  • Cá Lanh hàm dài , Vietnamese , Viet Nam
  • Balira , Visayan , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Clupeiformes

    Family: Chirocentridae

    Genus: Chirocentrus

    Species: Chirocentrus nudus Swainson, 1839

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • 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).

    • Biology

    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.

    Habitat

    neritic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless