Raconda
Raconda russeliana
- Group: Other
- Max size: 19 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A slender estuarine herring of South and Southeast Asia, it pushes well up into brackish rivers and feeds mainly on tiny Acetes prawns along with copepods. It reaches about nineteen centimetres and travels in schools through murky tidal water.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Clupeiformes › Pristigasteridae › Raconda
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 282538.
FAQ
- Is the Raconda dangerous to divers?
- The Raconda is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Raconda get?
- The Raconda grows to about 19 cm.