Hairback Herring, Nematalosa come (Richardson 1846)
Other Names: Hair-back Herring, Perth Herring, Western Pacific Gizzard Shad
Hairback Herring, Nematalosa come. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
Summary:
A silvery herring with a dark spot behind the gill opening, and milky white tips on the pelvic and anal fins.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2024, Nematalosa come in Fishes of Australia, accessed 13 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2060
Hairback Herring, Nematalosa come (Richardson 1846)
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Distribution |
Widespread in Australia, from the Swan River, Perth, Western Australia, around the tropical north to Bundaberg, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the west Pacific: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, north to the Philippines, the East China Sea to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. The species is pelagic in coastal and estuarine habitats. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 15-19; Anal fin 17-26; Pectoral fin 14-17; Pelvic fin 8; Abdominal scutes 18-20 (prepelvic) + 1 (subpelvic) + 10-13 (postpelvic) = 29-31; Trunk scale rows 16-19, caudal peduncle scale rows usually 7, lateral scales usually 45-49; Vertebrae 13-15 + 29-32 = 43-46. Body relatively deep, compressed, depth 36-45% SL; a distinct median notch on upper jaw (when viewed from the front); supramaxilla single, small; margin of lower jaw strongly flared outward. Opercle smooth, without bony striae; anterior arm of preopercle with a fleshy triangular area dorsally, not covered by third infra-orbital bone. Pectoral axillary process large, approximately one-third length of fin. Hind margin of scales not toothed. |
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Fisheries |
Fished in parts of its range; used a bait in tuna longline fishery. |
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Species Citation |
Chatoessus come Richardson 1846, Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror 2: 62, pl. 38(7-9). Type locality: Western Australia. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2024 |
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Resources |
Hairback Herring, Nematalosa come (Richardson 1846)
References
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