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Dussumieria albulina (Fowler, 1934)

Lancer rainbow sardine
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Philippines country information

Common names: Alabaybay, Balantiong, Balantyong
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Etrumeus albulina, Iloilo, Panay I. (Ref. 127773). Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756). Separate statistics recorded for this country (Ref. 188). Anadromous in the country (Ref. 4735). Inland record from Palawan (Ref. 94476). Also Ref. 393, 2858, 4931.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Rainbow sardine, Kasig, Tulis, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Dussumieriidae (Round herrings)
Etymology: Dussumieria: In honor of Dussumier, a collaborator of Cuvier, who sent him collections of fishes from the Indian Ocean (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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