Family : Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids)
Order : Clupeiformes  (herrings)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Coromandel ilisha
Fish Name : Ilisha filigera
Max size : 22.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050)
Environment : pelagic-neritic; anadromous ; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate : tropical; 24°N - 0°
Global Importance : fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Indian Ocean (Bombay to eastern coasts of India; perhaps east to Andaman Sea coasts, but no certain records), South China Sea (northwestern coasts of Kalimantan, also Sarawak).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 46-52. Body moderately slender, belly with 23 to 26 + 11 to 13, total 34 to 38 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting. Dorsal fin origin at about midpoint of body or a little behind; anal fin origin below dorsal fin base. Swim bladder with a single long tube passing back down right side of body above anal fin base.
Biology : Occurs in coastal waters, apparently entering estuaries. More data needed, based on better identifications than in the past
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Whitehead, P.J.P.. 1985. (Ref. 188)

India country information
Common Names : कटी, गोबार, Gobar, Jewelled ilisha, Kati, Big-eyed herring, Jewelled shad, Phansha
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses