Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Distinguished from all other Australian Herklotsichthys by the series of small round black spots on the flank. Elongate wing-like scales underneath normal paired pre-dorsal scales. A dark spot behind gill cover.

Common Names

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Sleď porthedlandský , Czech , Czechia

Australian spotted herring , English , Australia

Australian spotted herring , English , Global

Smallspotted herring , English , Australia

Tähnikheeringake , Estonian , Estonia

利帕似青鱗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

利帕似青鳞鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Clupeiformes

Family: Dorosomatidae

Genus: Herklotsichthys

Species: Herklotsichthys lippa (Whitley, 1931)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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A schooling species found in coastal waters (Ref. 188, 75154).

Habitat

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neritic