Ilisha elongata (Anonymous)

Body slender, belly with usually 24 to 25 + 10 to 15, total 34 to 42 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting. Dorsal fin origin at about midpoint of body or a little behind; anal fin origin a little behind dorsal fin base. Swim bladder with a long tube passing back down right side of body above anal fin base.

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 43 - 53

Occurs in inshore waters of the continental shelf (Ref. 75154).

Found inshore, entering estuaries and presumably able to tolerate lowered salinities; also found in semi-enclosed sea areas (Ref. 11230). A warm-water species that does not reach the northern part of its range in cool years. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).

fisheries: highly commercial; price category: low; price reliability: reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species