Etrumeus teres
Round Herring
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Clupeiformes (Herrings, Anchovies and Sardines)
Dussumieriidae (Round Herrings)
Etrumeus
Etrumeus teres (Round Herring)
Description
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Characters
Elongate and robust body; terminal mouth; deeply forked caudal fin; body depth 16-19% SL; head length 24-29% SL; upper jaw symphysis not notched; maxilla extends to eye margin; jaws with minute teeth; suborbital bone longer than deep; 14 gill rakers on upper limb and 32-38 on lower limb of first arch; dorsal fin origin closer to snout tip than caudal fin base; dorsal fin with 16-20 rays; pelvic fin posterior to dorsal fin base with 8 rays; anal fin with 10-12 rays; 48-55 transverse scale rows; scales highly deciduous; belly lacks scutes except for W-shaped pelvic scute; vertebrae 48-56
Olive green dorsally and silver laterally and ventrally
Distribution
Bay of Fundy to south Florida and the Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Continental shelf, shallow waters; uncommon in low-salinity waters
Biology
Zooplankton
250 mm TL
Spawning takes place along the inner continental shelf during the winter in the warmer parts of its range
References
Hildebrand 1963d
Hoese and Moore 1977
Jones et al. 1978b
Whitehead 1985
C. R. Robins et al. 1986
Boschung 1992
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