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  • Hilsa kelee
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Scientific Name Hilsa kelee    (Cuvier, 1829)
Common Name
Type Locality Vizagapatam, India.
Synonym(s) Alausa brachysoma, Alausa kanagurta, Alosa brevis, Alosa malayana, Clupea durbanensis, Clupea kanagurta, Clupea kelee, Clupea platygaster, Clupeonia blochii, Harengula zeylanica, Hilsa kanagurta, Hilsa kanakurta, Macrura brevis, Macrura durbanensis, Macrura kelee, Tenualosa kelee
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Size 350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Indo-West Pacific: probably all coasts of Indian Ocean, from Gulf of Oman and Gulf of Aden south to Transkei, South Africa and Madagascar, across the Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Thailand, Java Sea and north to Hong Kong and east to Papua New Guinea and possibly further.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2, pp 320.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2014 Nov 11 04:11)