Gilchrist's Round Herring
Gilchristella aestuaria
- Group: Other
- Max size: 9 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A small herring of southern African estuaries, it completes its whole life cycle in brackish water and also turns up in landlocked lagoons, rivers and lakes. It breeds year round with a peak in spring and grows to about ten centimetres. Schools feed on drifting plankton.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Clupeiformes › Ehiravidae › Gilchristella
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 277204.
FAQ
- Is the Gilchrist's Round Herring dangerous to divers?
- The Gilchrist's Round Herring is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Gilchrist's Round Herring get?
- The Gilchrist's Round Herring grows to about 9 cm.