Dorab wolf-herring
Dorab wolf-herring | |
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Dorab wolf-herring | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Chirocentridae |
Genus: | Chirocentrus |
Species: | C. dorab
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Binomial name | |
Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål, 1775)
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The dorab wolf-herring (Chirocentrus dorab) is a fish species from the genus Chirocentrus of the family Chirocentridae.[1] It is a coastal fish, silvery below and bright blue above. It is found in both marine and brackish or estuarine waters, feeding on smaller fish and possibly crustaceans.[2] Chirocentrus is from the Greek cheir meaning hand and kentron meaning sting. Dorab is from the Arabic language word darrab (ضرّاب) and the word is probably a corrupted form of durubb (دُرُبّ) the name for goldfish in Arabic.[3] It has another Arabic name, lisan (لسان) [3] which means tongue.
Description[]
Dorab wolf-herring have slender, elongated body. It is commonly about 3–120 centimeters in length and weighs 170–1 200 g.[4]
Range[]
The dorab wolf-herring is found in the Indo-Pacific, probably throughout the warmer coastal waters, from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Recently reported from Tonga.[2]
Fisheries[]
The dorab wolf-herring is a commercial species which is sold fresh, dried, salted or frozen. It is also a game fish.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Chirocentrus dorab". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Chirocentrus dorab" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
- ^ a b An Arabic Zoological Dictionary by Amin Malouf MD. 1985 edition page 86 (Dar Al Rayid Al Arabi)
- ^ Herring, M (2011). "Chirocentrus dorab". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål, 1775) FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved April 2012.
External links[]
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Chirocentridae
- Commercial fish
- Marine fish of Northern Australia
- Fish described in 1775