WoRMS name details
Gilchristella aestuarius (Gilchrist, 1913)
217443 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217443)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Spratelloides aestuarius Gilchrist, 1913) Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1913). Review of the South African clupeidae (herrings) and allied families of fishes. <em>Marine biological report: for the year ended ... and for the half year ending ...; to be presented to the Provincial Council; Union of South Africa, Province of the Cape of Good Hope.</em> No. 1 (art. 2): 46-66, Pl. 2. [details]
Description Occurs in rivers, lakes, estuaries and lagoons, apparently able to tolerate brackishwater. Breeds throughout the year with...
Description Occurs in rivers, lakes, estuaries and lagoons, apparently able to tolerate brackishwater. Breeds throughout the year with a peak in spring and early summer. Maturity may be attained within the first or second year and an age of up to 5 or 6 years is recorded. Feeds chiefly on zooplankton by filtering or selecting individual organisms from the water column (Ref. 7248). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gilchristella aestuarius (Gilchrist, 1913). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217443 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Spratelloides aestuarius Gilchrist, 1913) Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1913). Review of the South African clupeidae (herrings) and allied families of fishes. <em>Marine biological report: for the year ended ... and for the half year ending ...; to be presented to the Provincial Council; Union of South Africa, Province of the Cape of Good Hope.</em> No. 1 (art. 2): 46-66, Pl. 2. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in rivers, lakes, estuaries and lagoons, apparently able to tolerate brackishwater. Breeds throughout the year with a peak in spring and early summer. Maturity may be attained within the first or second year and an age of up to 5 or 6 years is recorded. Feeds chiefly on zooplankton by filtering or selecting individual organisms from the water column (Ref. 7248). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Gilchrist's round herring | [details] |
