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Toli shad (Tenualosa toli) — Clupeidae

Toli shad

Tenualosa toli
Family: Clupeidae

The Toli shad (Tenualosa toli) is a fish that lives in both fresh and salt water of the family Clupeidae that grows up to 60 cm.

Length
60 cm
Water
Euryhaline
Depth
10.0–? m
Diet
Carnivore
Behaviour
Schooling
Body shape
Torpedo-shaped
Substrate
Open water
Danger
Harmless
Edibility
Highly prized

Description

The toli shad is a herring relative (Dorosomatidae) from coastal waters and river mouths of the Indo-West Pacific. The species grows to about 60 cm and has a deep, laterally compressed, bright-silvery body with a keeled belly and a deeply forked tail. As an open-water schooling fish it filters plankton and migrates from the sea into river mouths to spawn. It is an important commercial food fish. The fish is harmless to humans.

Frequently asked questions

How do you recognise the Toli shad?

The Toli shad has a torpedo-shaped body and is mainly silver-grey.

Where does the Toli shad live?

The Toli shad lives in both fresh and salt water and is mostly found around open water.

How big does the Toli shad get?

The Toli shad grows to a maximum of about 60 cm. On average the species is around 40 cm.

Is the Toli shad dangerous to humans?

No, the Toli shad is harmless to humans.

Is the Toli shad edible?

Yes, the Toli shad is a highly prized food fish.

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All data

Identification

Dutch name
Toli-elft sourced
English name
Toli shad sourced
Scientific name
Tenualosa toli
Family
Clupeidae
Other names
Chinese herring; Chinese-herring; Giant herring; Herring verified

Appearance

Size class
Large verified
Max length (cm)
60.0 verified
Average length (cm)
40.0 verified
Body shape
Torpedo-shaped sourced
Dominant colour
Silver / grey sourced
Tail shape
Forked inferred

Habitat & distribution

Water type
Euryhaline sourced
Substrate
Open water sourced
Min depth (m)
10.0 verified
Origin
Native inferred

Behaviour & biology

Diet
Carnivore inferred
Social behaviour
Schooling sourced
Territorial
No inferred
Reproduction
Separate sexes inferred
Sexual dimorphism
No inferred
levensduur_max_jaar
2.0 verified

For anglers

Edibility
Highly prized inferred
Fishing method
Te vangen met natuurlijk aas of kunstaas, afgestemd op de grootte en het leefgebied van de soort. inferred
Regulations source
FishBase ↗ inferred

Safety

Danger to humans
Harmless verified

Status & sources

Sources
FishBase via GBIF (DwC-A), CC-BY-NC 4.0

Same genus Tenualosa

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