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Other fish (coast and sea)

Caille

Pellona harroweri (Fowler, 1917)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCaille
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese哈氏多齿鳓
Scientific namePellona harroweri (Fowler, 1917)

About this species

Pellona harroweri, called the American coastal pellona and the caille, is a species of longfin herring native to the beaches and estuaries of the western Atlantic from Panama to southern Brazil. Some individuals can reach 18 cm, with the average closer to 12 cm. They school in very shallow waters, and are rarely found deeper than 16 m.

The species is considered a forage fish, used for bait for commercial fish and consumed by humans on a subsistence level. They are eaten by the Costero dolphin, and by the La Plata dolphin.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderClupeiformes
FamilyPristigasteridae
GenusPellona

In Suriname

41Records in Suriname
1953First record
1973Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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