Dussumieria modakandai
Dussumieria modakandai Singh, Jayakumar, Kumar, Murali, Mishra, Singh & Lal, 2021
Soft rainbow sardine


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Family:  Dussumieriidae (Round herrings)
Max. size:  16.27 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea (Israel), Iran and India to the Philippines; north to Japan and south to Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  The species is distinguished by the following set of characters: maxilla long (9.1%–9.9% SL); palatine with 1-2 rows of small conical teeth; no parasphenoid teeth; no longitudinal striae on posterior side of body scales and melanophores scattered on first to ninth pectoral-fin rays from uppermost ray (Ref. 127746)
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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