Banded ilisha

Ilisha striatula

Eighteen Centimeters Pristigasterid Fish from Australian Waters

Banded ilisha is known from Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Pristigasteridae
Genus: Ilisha
Maximum length: 18 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indian Ocean: Karachi to Madras and perhaps north to Calcutta. Specimens from the northwestern coasts of Australia may be this species. Almost certainly mistaken in the past for the very similar Ilisha melastoma in Indian waters.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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