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1 definition of Nematalosa vlaminghi.
Nematalosa vlaminghi
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(Munro 1956)
Western Australian gizzard shad, Bony bream, Perth herring
Species Details |
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Scientific Name: |
Nematalosa vlaminghi
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Family/Order/Class: |
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens)
subFamily /
Clupeiformes / Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) |
Common Name: |
Western Australian gizzard shad |
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Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Western Australia. |
Climate: |
subtropical; 17°S - 29°S |
Environment: |
pelagic; brackish; marine |
Description: |
Abundant in estuaries; also found in coastal embayments. A filter-feeder. Eggs and larvae are pelagic (Ref. 33617). Used mainly for bait in the rock lobster fishery in Western Australia (Ref. 33617). |
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| Reference: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version (05/2004) and Whitehead, P.J.P.. 1985. |
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Nematalosa vlaminghi is a Western Australian gizzard shad
Source: XML, September 28, 2023
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