Species FAO code: CGR

Gilchristella aestuaria

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Ireland	en Gilchrist's round herring [Gilchristella aestuarius synonym for Gilchristella aestuaria] ga Scadán cruinn Gilchrist [Gilchristella aestuarius synonym for Gilchristella aestuaria]	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Gilchristella aestuaria (Gilchrist, 1913)

Habitat

Saltwater
Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Africa - Inland waters

Area 1 - Africa - Inland waters

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Gilchristella aestuaria (Gilchrist, 1913)

Scientific name

Gilchristella aestuaria

Author

(Gilchrist, 1913)

Rank

Species

FAO code

CGR

Morphological description

With 6 to 9 unkeeled pre-pelvic scutes, followed by an equally thin pelvic scute, all with slender ascending arms; no post-pelvic scutes. Snout pointed, lower jaw a little prominent, with a single row of fine teeth in each jaw; second supra-maxilla paddle-shaped. Gill rakers small but present on posterior face of third epibranchial (cf. absent in Ehirava fluviatilis).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderClupeiformes
  - FamilyClupeidae
    - GenusGilchristella
      - SpeciesGilchristella aestuaria

Synonyms

Stolephorus aestuarius (Gilchrist, 1913)
Spratelloides aestuarius Gilchrist, 1913
Gilchristella aestuarius (Gilchrist, 1913)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Gilchristella aestuaria (Gilchrist, 1913)

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Gilchristella aestuaria

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Pots and traps

Seines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 1 - Africa - Inland waters