FAO SPECIES CATALOGUE Vol.7 Clupeoid fishes of the world
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 1988 |
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ABSTRACT This is the seventh in the FAO series of worldwide illustrated catalogues (synopses) of major groups of organisms that enter marine fisheries. The present catalogue includes all clupeoid fishes (suborder CLUPEOIDEI - herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings), comprising 4 families, 82 genera and some 355 species, contributing to more than a quarter of the world fish catch. Keys are given to the families, subfamilies and genera, with a glossary of technical terms and measurements, and a review of major literature sources within each FAO fishing area. Genera and species are diagnosed, with drawings, scientific and vernacular names, information on habitat, biology, fisheries, and distribution (with map); reference is also made to subspecies and to any taxonomic or other problems. The occurrence of the species within the FAO fishing areas is tabulated. All scientific names applied to clupeoid species are given in the synonymies, and these as well as the vernacular names are indexed; there is also a complete bibliography of all literature cited. |
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CONTENTSENGRAULIDIDAE
EngraulisEngraulis anchoitaAnchoviella
Engraulis australis
Engraulis capensis
Engraulis encrasicolus
Engraulis eurystole
Engraulis japonicus
Engraulis mordax
Engraulis ringensAnchoviella alleniAnchoa
Anchoviella analis
Anchoviella balboae
Anchoviella blackburni
Anchoviella brevirostris
Anchoviella carrikeri
Anchoviella cayennensis
Anchoviella elongata
Anchoviella guianensis
Anchoviella jamesi
Anchoviella lepidentostole
Anchoviella manamensis
Anchoviella nattereri
Anchoviella perfasciata
Anchoviella vaillantiAnchoa argentivittataAnchovia Cetengraulis Jurengraulis Pterengraulis Lycengraulis Amazonsprattus Encrasicholina Stolephorus
Anchoa belizensis
Anchoa cayorum
Anchoa chamensis
Anchoa choerostoma
Anchoa colonensis
Anchoa compressa
Anchoa cubana
Anchoa curta
Anchoa delicatissima
Anchoa eigenmannia
Anchoa exigua
Anchoa filifera
Anchoa helleri
Anchoa hepsetus
Anchoa ischana
Anchoa januaria
Anchoa lamprotaenia
Anchoa lucida
Anchoa lyolepis
Anchoa marinii
Anchoa mitchilli
Anchoa mundeola
Anchoa mundeoloides
Anchoa nasus
Anchoa panamensis
Anchoa parva
Anchoa pectoralis
Anchoa scofieldi
Anchoa spinifer
Anchoa starksi
Anchoa tricolor
Anchoa trinitatis
Anchoa walkeriStolephorus advenusThryssa
Stolephorus andhraensis
Stolephorus apiensis
Stolephorus baganensis
Stolephorus brachycephalus
Stolephorus carpenteriae
Stolephorus chinensis
Stolephorus commersonii
Stolephorus dubiosus
Stolephorus holodon
Stolephorus indicus
Stolephorus insularis
Stolephorus multibranchus
Stolephorus nelsoni
Stolephorus pacificus
Stolephorus ronquilloi
Stolephorus tri
Stolephorus waitei
Stolephorus Species AThryssa adelaeLycothrissa Papuengraulis Setipinna Coilia
Thryssa aestuaria
Thryssa baelama
Thryssa brevicauda
Thryssa chefuensis
Thryssa dayi
Thryssa dussumieri
Thryssa encrasicholoides
Thryssa gautamiensis
Thryssa hamiltonii
Thryssa kammalensis
Thryssa kammalensoides
Thryssa malabarica
Thryssa marasriae
Thryssa mystax
Thryssa polybranchialis
Thryssa purava
Thryssa rastrosa
Thryssa scratchleyi
Thryssa setirostris
Thryssa spinidens
Thryssa stenosoma
Thryssa vitrirostris
Thryssa whiteheadiLIST OF SPECIES BY MAJOR FISHING AREAS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC AND VERNACULAR NAMES