Freshwater Herring
Potamalosa richmondia
- Group: Other
- Max size: 32 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This herring moves between worlds, living in clear fast streams, quiet backwaters, estuaries and the sea, and appears to migrate between fresh and salt water to breed. It is a fast swimming, shoal forming fish, and much of its life history is still unrecorded.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Clupeiformes › Clupeidae › Potamalosa
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 282325.
FAQ
- Is the Freshwater Herring dangerous to divers?
- The Freshwater Herring is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Freshwater Herring get?
- The Freshwater Herring grows to about 32 cm.