Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dussumieriidae Round herrings

Genus: Dussumieria

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific; Persia
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes, 1847

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Dussumieria acuta
[Rainbow sardine]
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Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
 
Dussumieria albulina
[Lancer rainbow sardine]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Dussumieria elopsoides Bleeker, 1849

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Dussumieria elopsoides
[Slender rainbow sardine]
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Dussumieria hasseltii
[Hasselt's rainbow sardine]
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Max. Length 16.3 cm SL
 
Dussumieria modakandai
[Soft rainbow sardine]
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Dussumieria productissima
[Javelin rainbow sardine]
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Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
 
Dussumieria torpedo
[African rainbow sardine]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dussumieria acuta Rainbow sardine Indo-West Pacific; Persia 20 SL 1847
Dussumieria albulina Lancer rainbow sardine Indo-West Pacific; southe 13.5 SL 1934
Dussumieria elopsoides Slender rainbow sardine Indo-Pacific 20 SL 1849
Dussumieria hasseltii Hasselt's rainbow sardine Indo-West Pacific 1851
Dussumieria modakandai Soft rainbow sardine Indo-West Pacific 16.3 SL 2021
Dussumieria productissima Javelin rainbow sardine Western Indian Ocean 1933
Dussumieria torpedo African rainbow sardine Western Indian Ocean 14.1 SL 2021



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