Hong Kong country information

Common names: Hoi ho, Round herring
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Landed in large quantities during summer (Ref. 12075). Also Ref. 188.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Dussumieriidae ()
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Common names from other countries

سردين قوس قزح رقيق, 细圆腹鲱, Sardine arc-en-ciel gracile, ... more

Main reference

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. (Ref. 188)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 188)

Environment

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 188)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 28°C (Ref. 107945); 36°N - 19°S, 32°E - 164°E (Ref. 188)

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Suez and western Indian Ocean (the Persian Gulf to Mombasa; possibly to Madagascar) to China, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and to about Tonga. Previous records of Dussumieria acuta from northeastern Indian Ocean would refer to this species (Ref. 5978).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 18. Branchiostegal rays more (13 to 17) and no striae on posterior part of scales; pelvic fins more advanced; W-shaped pelvic scute; isthmus with tapering evenly forward; more anal fin rays.

Pelagic inshore (Ref. 68964). The habitat and biology are presumably similar to those of D. acuta from which this species was not distinguished in earlier studies. Marketed fresh, may be dried or salted (Ref. 5284).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7520 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4 ±0.45 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.55)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Dussumieria elopsoides Bleeker, 1849