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Family: Ehiravidae River sprats



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Clupeichthys aesarnensis Thai river sprat Asia 7 SL 1983
Clupeichthys bleekeri Kapuas river sprat Asia 6 SL 1936
Clupeichthys goniognathus Sumatran river sprat Asia 12 TL 1855
Clupeichthys perakensis Perak river sprat Asia 4 SL 1936
Clupeoides borneensis Borneo river sprat Asia 8 SL 1851
Clupeoides hypselosoma Kalimantan river sprat Asia 10 TL 1866
Clupeoides papuensis Papuan river sprat Asia and Oceania 8 SL 1886
Clupeoides venulosus West Irian river sprat Asia and Oceania 9 SL 1912
Clupeonella abrau Abrau sprat Europe 9.5 SL 1930
Clupeonella caspia Caspian tyulka Europe 14.9 TL 1941
Clupeonella cultriventris Black and Caspian Sea sprat Eurasia 14.5 TL 1840
Clupeonella engrauliformis Anchovy sprat Former USSR and Asia 16.5 SL 1904
Clupeonella grimmi Southern Caspian sprat Former USSR and Asia 14.5 SL 1877
Clupeonella muhlisi Marmara sprat Asia 8 TL 1934
Clupeonella tscharchalensis Freshwater tyulka Europe 10 SL 1896
Corica laciniata Bangkok river sprat Asia 7 SL 1935
Corica soborna Ganges river sprat Asia 5.3 TL 1822
Dayella malabarica Day's round herring Asia 6 SL 1873
Ehirava fluviatilis Malabar sprat Asia 5 SL 1929
Gilchristella aestuaria Gilchrist's round herring Africa 9 SL 1913
Minyclupeoides dentibranchialus Asia 2.3 SL 2008
Sauvagella madagascariensis Madagascar round herring Africa 6.6 SL 1883
Sauvagella robusta Amboaboa round herring Africa 4.7 SL 2002
Spratellomorpha bianalis Two-finned round herring Africa 4.5 SL 1940
Sundasalanx malleti Asia 1997
Sundasalanx megalops Asia 1997
Sundasalanx mekongensis Asia 2.8 SL 1999
Sundasalanx mesops Asia 3 SL 1997
Sundasalanx microps Asia 2.3 TL 1981
Sundasalanx platyrhynchus Asia 1997
Sundasalanx praecox Dwarf noodlefish Asia 2.3 SL 1981



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013