Species FAO code: EIL

Ilisha elongata

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Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Denmark	da Slank ilisha-sild	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ilisha elongata (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ilisha elongata (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)

Distribution maps

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Ilisha elongata

Scientific name

Ilisha elongata

Author

(Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)

Rank

Species

FAO code

EIL

Morphological description

Body slender, belly with usually 24 to 25 + 10 to 15, total 34 to 42 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting. Dorsal fin origin at about midpoint of body or a little behind; anal fin origin a little behind dorsal fin base. Swim bladder with a long tube passing back down right side of body above anal fin base.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderClupeiformes
  - FamilyPristigasteridae
    - GenusIlisha
      - SpeciesIlisha elongata

Synonyms

Pellona schlegelii Bleeker, 1853
Pellona grayana Valenciennes, 1847
Alosa elongata Anonymous [Bennett], 1830
Pellona leschenaulti Valenciennes, 1847
Pellona vimbella Valenciennes, 1847
Pellona elongata (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
Ilisha abnormis Richardson, 1846
Clupea affinis Gray, 1830
Pristigaster chinensis Basilewsky, 1855
Pristigaster sinensis Sauvage, 1881

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ilisha elongata (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)

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Ilisha elongata

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Distribution maps