bony bream
Nematalosa vlaminghi
- Usual depth1–34 m
- Water temperature20–28 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–34 m · Deepest record: 42.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- bony bream, Perth herring, Western Australian gizzard shad, western Australia river gizzard shad
Other scientific names: Fluvialosa vlaminghi
Similar species
hairback herringNematalosa come
- Galathea gizzard shad
Nematalosa galatheae
- Japanese gizzard shad
Nematalosa japonica
- Bloch's gizzard shad
Nematalosa nasus
Goldstripe sardinellaSardinella gibbosa
Spotted sardinellaAmblygaster sirm
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).
- 172 open-data records from 1916 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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