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Clupeichthys goniognathus Bleeker, 1855

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 27. Body moderately elongate, belly keeled, with 9 or 10 + 7 or 8 scutes. Snout blunt, pre-maxillae small and toothed, prominent teeth at symphysis and along sides of lower jaw; second supra-maxilla spatulate, about half length of maxilla blade. Pectoral axillary scale less than half length of fin. Last two anal fin rays forming a separate finlet.

Common Names

  • Sleďovec sumatránský , Czech , Czechia
  • Sumatrabrisling , Danish , Denmark
  • Sumatran river sprat , English , Global
  • Sumatra jõekilu , Estonian , Estonia
  • Trey båndaul ampauv , Khmer , Cambodia
  • Trey båndaul ampaw , Khmer , Cambodia
  • Trey bawndol ampeou , Khmer , Cambodia
  • Bilis tamban , Malay , Indonesia
  • 縱紋鋸齒鯡 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 纵纹锯齿鲱 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Kajok , Thai , Thailand
  • Pla sew kaew , Thai , Thailand
  • Pla siew keaw , Thai , Thailand
  • ปลาซิวแก้ว , Thai , Thailand

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Clupeiformes

    Family: Ehiravidae

    Genus: Clupeichthys

    Species: Clupeichthys goniognathus Bleeker, 1855

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Asia: Indonesia (southern Sumatra at Lahat, upper reaches of eastward flowing Musi system) and Thailand (at Ayudhya). Probably in other rivers, but the Kapuas records seem to refer to Clupeichthys bleekeri.

    • Biology

    Occurs in large lakes or rivers (Ref. 12693). Found in the basin-wide mainstream of the lower Mekong (Ref. 36667). Feeds on planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 33813). Used to produce prahoc and tuk trey (Ref. 12693).

    Habitat

    pelagic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless