Blackstripe herring

The blackstripe herring (Lile nigrofasciata) is a fish found in the Pacific Ocean around Sonora, Mexico.[2] Its diet consists of pelagic crustaceans, zooplankton, pelagic fish larvae, and pelagic fish eggs. It prefers a depth of about 10 m max. It poses no threat to humans, and is of least concern on the IUCN Red List status.[3]

Blackstripe herring
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Clupeiformes
Family:
Clupeidae
Genus:
Lile
Species:
L. nigrofasciata
Binomial name
Lile nigrofasciata
Castro-Aguirre, Ruiz-Campos & Balart, 2002

References
  1. Di Dario, F. (2020). "Lile nigrofasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T183437A102896150. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T183437A102896150.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Lile nigrofasciata" in FishBase. May 2016 version.
  3. Blackstripe Herring


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