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Gulf herring (Herklotsichthys lossei)
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Gulf herring (Herklotsichthys lossei) specimen
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Dorosomatidae

Gulf herring

Herklotsichthys lossei

Dorosomatid Fish Reaching Eight Centimeters

  • Blue
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Gulf herring is a marine fish from Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 8 cm.

Maximum length
8 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf, possibly also the Red Sea.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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