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  • Escualosa thoracata
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Scientific Name Escualosa thoracata    (Valenciennes, 1847)
Common Name
Type Locality Puducherry, India.
Synonym(s) Alausa champil, Clupea argyrotaenia, Clupea coval, Clupea macrolepis, Clupeoides lile, Clupoides lile, Esculaosa thoracata, Kowala coval, Kowala thoracata, Meletta lile, Rogenia argyrotaenia
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Size 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Indo-West Pacific: northern Indian Ocean (Karachi eastward to Rangoon) to Thailand, Indonesia (Java Sea), the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2017.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20, pp 363.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2014 Nov 11 04:11)