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Ilisha elongata

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Species of ray-finned fish

Elongate ilisha
Elongate ilisha on sale in a Chinese supermarket
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae
Genus: Ilisha
Species: I. elongata
Binomial name
Ilisha elongata
Bennett, 1830
Synonyms
  • Pellona elongata Bennett, 1830
  • Ilisha abnormis Richardson, 1846
  • Ilisha affinis (Gray, 1830)
Ilisha elongata

The elongate ilisha (Ilisha elongata), also known as the Chinese herring (simplified Chinese: 勒鱼; traditional Chinese: 勒魚; pinyin: lèyú, or simply 鳓; 鰳; lè) or slender shad (although not a true herring or shad), is a species of longfin herring native to the coastal waters and estuaries of North Indian Ocean and Northwest Pacific. It is a relatively large species, up to 45–60 centimetres (18–24 in) in total length. It is an important fishery species.

Life history

In the northern part of its range, Ilisha elongata matures at age of 2 years and has a lifespan of about 6 years; in the warmer parts of its range, it matures under age 1 year and has a lifespan of about 3 years. It can spawn several batches of eggs.

Fisheries and use

The species is commercially fished. Based on the FAO fishery statistics, the annual catches ranged between 80,400 and 98,700 tonnes in 2000–2009, all of them from the Northwest Pacific (FAO Fishing Area 61) and almost all of them caught by China. The meat is tasty but has many bones.

References

  1. Munroe, T.A.; Gaughan, D.; Hata, H.; Mohd Arshaad, W. (2017). "Ilisha elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T75156647A75156676. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T75156647A75156676.en. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. "Ilisha elongata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ilisha elongata". FishBase. November 2011 version.
  4. Whitehead, Peter J.P. (1985). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, anchovies and wolfherrings. Part 1 – Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. Vol. 125/7/1. Rome: FAO. pp. 265–266. ISBN 978-92-5-102340-2.
  5. Zhang, J.; Takita, T.; Zhang, C. (2009). "Reproductive biology of Ilisha elongata (Teleostei: Pristigasteridae) in Ariake Sound, Japan: Implications for estuarine fish conservation in Asia". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 81 (1): 105–113. Bibcode:2009ECSS...81..105Z. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2008.10.013.
  6. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) (2011). Yearbook of fishery and aquaculture statistics 2009. Capture production (PDF). Rome: FAO. pp. 91–92. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-19.
Taxon identifiers
Ilisha elongata


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