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Ilisha elongata (Anonymous[Bennett], 1830)

Elongate ilisha
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China country information

Common names: Bái lín yú, Cáo bái yú, Kuái yú
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: 14 specimens were from Dongyang City, Xiamen City, and Dongao City in Fujian Province; Ningpo City, Shitang City, Zhejiamen City in Zhejiang Province; and from Zhapo City and Shanwei City of Guangdong Province (Ref. 47843). Also Ref. 33335.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids)
Etymology: Ilisha: An Indian name.

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

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 5 - ? m (Ref. 12166).   Tropical; 39°N - 1°S, 103°E - 138°E (Ref. 54449)

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