Scientific Name	Herklotsichthys punctatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Rüppell, 1837)	Depth	0 - 10M
Chinese	斑點似青鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯡科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F097　Clupeidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	斑點似青鱗魚
Max Length	8.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	斑點青鱗、青鱗仔、鰮仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Red Sea
Synonyms	Clupea punctata, Harengula arabica, Harengula punctatus, Herclotsichthys punctatus, Herklosichthys punctatus, Herklostichthys punctatus, Herkloteichthys punctatus, Herklotsichthys punctata, Spratella erythraea
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鱘形目；海鰱目；鯡形目及鼠鱚目(張, 2001)  Whitehead, P. J. P. 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 張世義 編著 2001
Specimen List	NMMBP05502. NMMBP05650.
Common Name	Spotted herring; Spotback herring; Spotted berring
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body slender, depth 18 to 30% of standard length; abdomen strongly keeled with 16-17 prepelvic and 11-12 postpelvic scutes; pelvic scute with ascending arms. Upper jaw rounded, without distinct median notch or cleft. Two supramaxilla present; second asymmetrical. Lower gill rakers on first gill arch 30 to 36. Branchiostegal rays 6. Pelvic-fin insertion about equal with vertical through middle of dorsal fin. Vertical striae on scales continuous across centre of scale. Posterior margin of scales denticulated. Elongate wing-like scales present beneath normal-paired predorsal scales. Body flanks silvery with an electric blue stripe preceded by 1 or 2 orange spots; A series of dark spots along flanks; dorsal fin without prominent markings.
habitats	Forms schools in coastal waters.
Distribution	Distributed in Western Indian Ocean from Red Sea and possibly Gulf of Aden; an immigrant into eastern Mediterranean; and possibly found in Taiwan.
Utility	Marketed fresh, dried and dried salted or made into fish balls.