The Araucanian herring (Strangomera bentincki or Clupea bentincki) is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae.[2] It is an epipelagic fish, silvery below and dark blue above, which schools in coastal waters off the west coast of South America. It ranges along the Chilean coast from Valparaiso south to Talcahuano. It schools at depths from 0 to 70 meters in nearshore areas.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Strangomera Whitehead, 1965 |
| Species: | S. bentincki
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| Strangomera bentincki (Norman, 1936)
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There it filter feeds on smaller plankton such as diatoms. It reaches sexual maturity when it is about 10 centimetres long, and is a pelagic spawner, spawning between June and November.[3] It grows to a maximum standard length of 15 cm.[1]
Fisheries
editThe Araucanian herring is a commercial species, largely used for fishmeal.[4] Based on the FAO fishery statistics, it was the 12th most important capture fish species in 2009. All reported landings are from Chile.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Di Dario, F. & Williams, J. 2017. Strangomera bentincki. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T98841657A98887036. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98841657A98887036.en. Accessed on 05 November 2022.
- ^ {Strangomera bentincki (Norman, 1936) WoRMS (2021)
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Strangomera bentincki". FishBase. April 2021 version.
- ^ Clupea bentincki (Norman, 1936) FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved April 2012.
- ^ FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) (2011). Yearbook of fishery and aquaculture statistics 2009. Capture production (PDF). Rome: FAO. pp. 27, 221. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-19.
- ^ "Fisheries and Aquaculture - Global Production". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
Literature
edit- Castilla, Juan Carlos (2010). "Fisheries in Chile: small pelagics, management, rights, and sea zoning". Bulletin of Marine Science. 86: 221–234.
- Gómez-Lobo, Andrés; Peña-Torres, Julio; Barría, Patricio (2010). "ITQ's in Chile: Measuring the Economic Benefits of Reform" (PDF). Environmental and Resource Economics. 48 (4): 651–678. doi:10.1007/s10640-010-9419-9. S2CID 54719866.
- Whitehead PJP, Nelson GJ and Wongratana T (1988) FAO species catalogue, volume 7: Clupeoid Fishes of the World (Suborder Clupeoidei) FAO Fisheries Synopsis 125, Rome. ISBN 92-5-102340-9. Download pdf Page 130–131.