Pellona ditchela, called the Indian pellona, ditchelee and the toothed shad, is a species of longfin herring native to the coasts, mangrove swamps, and estuaries of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific, generally in tropical waters. Some individuals can reach 16 cm, with the average closer to 10 cm.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Pristigasteridae |
| Genus: | Pellona |
| Species: | P. ditchela
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| Pellona ditchela Valenciennes, 1847
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The species is commercially fished, with 10,014 t landed in 1999.[1] It is considered a good bait for tuna fishing.
References
edit- ^ "Pellona ditchela". Fisheries Global Information System. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
External links
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pellona ditchela". FishBase. October 2010 version.
- "Pellona ditchela". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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