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Dussumieria acuta
Valenciennes
Dussumieria acuta
was originally described as
Dussumieria acuta
by Valenciennes in 1847. It belongs to the family
Clupeidae
and subfamily
Dussumieriinae
. It is commonly known as Rainbow sardine but has many other common names such as in USA (contiguous states) as Common sprat, in Philippines as Balatiyong, in India as Rainbow sardine, in Tanzania, United Rep. of as Dagaa simu, in France as Sardine arc-en-ciel.
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It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman east to Philippines; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).
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acuta
AuthorWI
Valenciennes [A.]
AuthorNI
Valenciennes
Qualification
in Cuvier & Valenciennes
Year
1847
Status
Valid
Class
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes
Order
Clupeiformes
Clupeiformes
Family
Clupeidae
Subfamily
Dussumieriinae
Dussumieriinae
Genus
Dussumieria
Subgenus
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Class
Osteichthyes
Order
Clupeiformes
Family
Clupeidae
Subfamily
Dussumieriinae
Genus
Dussumieria
Original Name
Dussumieria
Taxon Name
acuta
Original Combination
Dussumieria acuta
Original Genus
Dussumieria
Original Genus Species
Dussumieria acuta
OriginalSubGenus
Dussumieria
Original Author
Valenciennes
Original AuthorWI
Valenciennes [A.]
Original Qualification
in Cuvier & Valenciennes
Original Year
1847
Original Family
Clupeidae
Original SubFamily
Dussumieriinae
Original Level
species
Type Locality
Coromandel, southeastern India.
Types
Paralectotypes: MNHN B-3074 [ex MNHN 0000-3697] (1), 0000-3217 (9), 0000-3694 (4), 0000-3964 (3).
Type Catalogue
Type catalog: Bertin 1940:299 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1985:13 [ref. 9739].
Primary Code
Lectotype
Primary Type
MNHN 0000-3697
Journal
Hist. Nat. Poiss.
Citation
v. 20
Page
467
Illustrations
Pl. 606
SubSpecies AuthorWI
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Qualification SS
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Original QualificationSS
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Current Subspecies AuthorWI
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Current Genus Species
Dussumieria acuta
Current Species
acuta
Current Genus
Dussumieria
Current AuthorWI
Valenciennes [A.]
Current AuthorNI
Valenciennes
Current Year
1847
Current Family
Clupeidae
Current Subfamily
Dussumieriinae
Dussumieriinae
Habitat
pelagic
Water
Salt water
Habitat Notes
Mainly an inshore species. Earlier studies on the habitat and biology may have equally referred to @D. elopsoides@ which this species closely resembles. Can also be caught with ringnets and dipnets.
Depth Range
From 10 to 20 meters.
Distribution
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman east to Philippines; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).
Current Summary
Valid as
Dussumieria acuta
Valenciennes 1847. Dussumieriidae.
Name History
• Incorrectly as a synonym of
Dussumieria elopsoides
Bleeker 1849 -- (Bilecenoglu et al. 2002:36 [ref. 26753]). • Valid as
Dussumieria acuta
Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead & Ben-Tuvia 1973:110 [ref. 7170], Dor 1984:39 [ref. 29757], Whitehead in Whitehead et al. 1984:275 [ref. 13675], Whitehead 1985:28 [ref. 5141], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:212 [ref. 24016], Goren & Dor 1994:9 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:67 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:101 [ref. 27969], Carpenter et al. 1997:114 [ref. 23922], Golani 1998:97 [ref. 27567], Munroe et al. 1999:1792 [ref. 24728], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:235 [ref. 24754], Mishra et al. 1999:82 [ref. 25315], Munroe & Nizinski in Randall & Lim 2000:587 [ref. 25122], Zhang 2001:55 [ref. 26586], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:19 [ref. 27712], Kimura in Kimura & Yoshino 2009:29 [ref. 30440], Kottelat 2013:59 [ref. 32989]).
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albulina
Dussumieria albulina
(Fowler [H. W.] 1934)
Synonym
elopoides
Dussumieria elopoides
Bleeker [P.] 1849
Synonym
elopsides
Dussumieria elopsides
Bleeker [P.] 1849
Synonym
elopsoides
Dussumieria elopsoides
Bleeker [P.] 1849
Valid
flosmaris
Dussumieria flosmaris
(Richardson [J.] 1846)
Synonym
hasselti
Dussumieria hasselti
(Bleeker [P.] 1851)
Synonym
hasseltii
Dussumieria hasseltii
Bleeker [P.] 1851
Synonym
javanicus
Elops javanicus
Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Bleeker 1851
Synonym
productissima
Dussumieria productissima
Chabanaud [P.] 1933
Synonym
stolifera
Dussumieria stolifera
Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1884
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