Biology:Dorab wolf-herring
| Dorab wolf-herring | |
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| Dorab wolf-herring | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Chirocentridae |
| Genus: | Chirocentrus |
| Species: | C. dorab
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| Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål, 1775)
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The dorab wolf-herring (Chirocentrus dorab) is a fish species from the genus Chirocentrus of the family Chirocentridae.[1] It is a coastal fish, silvery below and bright blue above. It is found in both marine and brackish or estuarine waters, feeding on smaller fish and possibly crustaceans.[2] Chirocentrus is from the Greek cheir meaning hand and kentron meaning sting. Dorab is from the Arabic language word darrab (ضرّاب) and the word is probably a corrupted form of durubb (دُرُبّ) the name for goldfish in Arabic.[3] It has another Arabic name, lisan (لسان) [3] which means tongue.
Sinhala name - කටුවල්ලා(katuwalla)
Description
Dorab wolf-herring have slender, elongated bodies. They are commonly about 3–120 centimetres (1.2–47.2 in) in length and weigh 170–1,200 grams (0.37–2.65 lb).[4]
Range
The dorab wolf-herring is found in the Indo-Pacific, probably throughout the warmer coastal waters, from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan , south to northern Australia . Recently reported from Tonga.[2]
Fisheries
The dorab wolf-herring is a commercial species which is sold fresh, dried, salted or frozen. It is also a game fish.[5]
References
- ↑ "Chirocentrus dorab". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=161883. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Chirocentrus dorab" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 An Arabic Zoological Dictionary by Amin Malouf MD. 1985 edition page 86 (Dar Al Rayid Al Arabi)
- ↑ Herring, M (2011). "Chirocentrus dorab". https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Chirocentrus_dorab/.
- ↑ Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål, 1775) FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved April 2012.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2255165 entry
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