Uruguay country information

Common names: Brazilian menhaden, Lacha
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the Uruguay River and Montevideo (Ref. 188). In range Ref. 27363.
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uy.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
National Database: Dinara

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Clupeidae (Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens) > Alosinae
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Common names from other countries

Menhaden d'Argentine, Lacha, Brazilian menhaden, ... more

Main reference

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

Max length : 35.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27363)

Environment

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 5 - ? m (Ref. 188)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 16°C (Ref. 107945); 30°S - 40°S, 60°W - 48°W (Ref. 188)

Distribution

Southwest Atlantic: Santos, Brazil to mouth of La Plata, Argentina.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19. Scutes apparent along belly. Upper jaw with distinct median notch. Pectoral fin tip to pelvic fin base or at most short by the width of 3 scales; pelvic fin with oblique and almost straight hind margin. Pre-dorsal scales modified; scales on back and above base of anal fin not markedly smaller than rest (Ref. 188). Back of body greenish blue, sides and belly silvery, fins golden yellow. Large dark spot behind gill cover (Ref. 27363).

Schooling species (Ref. 188). Enters brackish regions of rivers (Ref. 188). Feeds on plankton (Ref. 27363).

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 = 0.5156 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 (Assuming tm=1)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Brevoortia pectinata (Jenyns, 1842)