ARAUCANIAN HERRING

Strangomera bentincki

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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Occurs in schools at or near the surface in coastal waters. Feeds on plankton, especially diatoms (filter-feeding). Breeds mainly from June to November, from a length of about 10 cm. Eggs and larvae are planktonic (Ref. 52017). Mainly used for fishmeal.

	Trematomus pennellii Regan, 1914 Sharp-spined notothen
	Scomberomorus plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966 Kanadi kingfish
	Uranoscopus sulphureus Valenciennes, 1832 Whitemargin stargazer
	Cheilopogon katoptron (Bleeker, 1866)
	Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill, 1862) Mexican goatfish

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