blacksaddle herring
Herklotsichthys dispilonotus
- Usual depth1–6 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–6 m · Deepest record: 6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- blacksaddle herring
Names in 1 more languages
- Thai
- ปลากุแลสองจุด, ปลากุแลหลังจุด, ปลาแซ่ลั้งสองจุด
Other scientific names: Harengula dispilonotus
Similar species
- Bluestripe herring
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus
- Spotback herring
Herklotsichthys punctatus
- Goldstripe sardinella
Sardinella gibbosa
Spotted sardinellaAmblygaster sirm
Chacunda gizzard shadAnodontostoma chacunda
- Deep Herring
Escualosa thoracata
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 73 open-data records from 1936 to 1961.
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