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pilchard (Harengula humeralis)
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pilchard (Harengula humeralis) specimen
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Dorosomatidae

pilchard

Harengula humeralis

Twenty Two Centimeters Trout from the Atlantic Ocean

  • Blue
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

pilchard is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 22 cm.

Maximum length
22 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), Bahamas, Caribbean, Guianas (but no records to the south of this; no Brazilian specimens in the extensive collections of the Museu de Zoologia, Sao Paulo, Brazil).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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