Ehirava
Appearance
Ehirava | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Ehiravidae |
Genus: | Ehirava Deraniyagala, 1929 |
Species: | E. fluviatilis
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Binomial name | |
Ehirava fluviatilis Deraniyagala, 1929
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Ehirava fluviatilis, or the Malabar sprat,[2] is a species of fish endemic to the rivers and coastal lagoons and estuaries of southern India and Sri Lanka.[1] It is the only recognized species in the genus Ehirava.[3] It grows to 5 cm (2.0 in) standard length.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gaughan, D.; Munroe, T.A. & Mohd Arshaad, W. (2017). "Ehirava fluviatilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98472093A98846313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98472093A98846313.en. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ehirava fluviatilis". FishBase. February 2021 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ehirava". FishBase. February 2021 version.