Indian ilisha

Ilisha melastoma

Pristigasterid Fish Reaching Twenty Two Centimeters

Indian ilisha is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies estuaries and brackish water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 22 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Pristigasteridae
Genus: Ilisha
Maximum length: 22 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Indian Ocean (Malabar coast to Calcutta), Java Sea (off Java), Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ), South China Sea (Singapore, Gulf of Thailand), East China Sea (north to Taiwan Island).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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