Herklotsichthys dispilonotus (Bleeker, 1852)
Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Immediately distinguished from all other species of Herklotsichthys by the presence of two dark saddle-like blotches on the back, at the hind part of the dorsal fin base and a short distance behind this. Overlaps range of H. quadrimaculatus, which lacks the black saddles and has elongate wing-like scales underneath the normal paired pre-dorsal scales.
Common Names
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Herklotsichthys
Species: Herklotsichthys dispilonotus (Bleeker, 1852)
Climate Zone
Location
Biology
A schooling species found in coastal waters. Uncommon.
Habitat
brackish