Species FAO code: CLK

Corica soborna

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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
Austria	de Indische Flusssprotte	–
Germany	de Indische Flusssprotte	–
Greece	el Ρέγγα ποταμίσια	–
Italy	it Spratto indopacifico	–
Spain	es Espadín del Ganges	–
Sweden	sv Gangesskarpsill	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Corica soborna Hamilton, 1822

Habitat

Saltwater
Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Corica soborna Hamilton, 1822

Scientific name

Corica soborna

Author

Hamilton, 1822

Rank

Species

FAO code

CLK

Morphological description

Body fairly elongate, belly keeled, with 11 + 6 or 7 (usually 7) scutes. Teeth minute or absent in jaws; second supra-maxilla at least as long as blade. Last two anal fin rays forming a separate finlet. Resembles C. laciniata which has more gill rakers, but fewer pre-dorsal bones. Species of Clupeichthys also have a separate finlet, but jaw teeth prominent and present on sides of jaw.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderClupeiformes
  - FamilyClupeidae
    - GenusCorica
      - SpeciesCorica soborna

Synonyms

Corcia soborna Hamilton, 1822
Corica biharensis Kamal & Ahsan, 1979
Corica sobrona Hamilton, 1822
Corica argentata Swainson, 1839
Spratella pseudopterus Bleeker, 1852
Corica pseudopterus (Bleeker, 1852)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Corica soborna Hamilton, 1822

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Corica soborna

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern