Family : Chirocentridae (Wolf herring)
Order : Clupeiformes  (herrings)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Dorab wolf-herring
Fish Name : Chirocentrus dorab
Max size : 100.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 188); 36.6 cm SL (female)
Environment : reef-associated; amphidromous ; depth range - 120 m
Climate : tropical; 35°N - 20°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; bait: usually
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: probably throughout the warmer coastal waters, from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Scales numerous, small, usually lost. Silvery; back bright blue (fading to grey); flanks bright silver. The slightly shorter pectoral fin and the black marking of the upper part of the dorsal fin are the only satisfactory characters separating this species from C. nudus (Ref. 188). Fins spineless; with numerous dagger-like teeth (Ref. 37816).
Biology : Occurs inshore, including brackish waters (Ref. 12743). Voracious predators of small schooling fishes, e.g., herrings and anchovies (Ref. 37816). In Australia, it was reported in water temperatures of 26.0-29.0 °C (Ref. 4959). Feeds mainly on small fishes, but perhaps also crustaceans. Marketed fresh, frozen or dried and salted
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Whitehead, P.J.P.. 1985. (Ref. 188)

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Common Names : വാള, ಕರ್ ಲಿ, வாளை, கிரு வாளை, குரு வாளை , கீரு வாள , कारळी, दाताळी, മുള്ളു വാള, துப்பு வாளை, முள்ளு வாளை, തുപ്പു വള്ളി , துப்பு வாளை , முள்ளு வாளன , തുപ്പു വാലി , ముల్లు వాలై  , குள்ளு அள , ముల్లువల, തുപ്പോവാള, മുള്ളുവാല, ಮುಲ್ಲಿಬಾಲ , മുള്ളുവാല , લપડી , வாளை , వాలా , દાઈ , വാള , Dai, Datali, Dorab, Dorab wolf-herring, Karli, Karli, Khanda, Kiru-vahlah, Kunda, Lapadi, Mullibala, Mullu valai, Mullu-valai, Mulluvala, Mulluvala, Sabre fish, Sabre fish silver bar, Silver bar, Siver boar, Thuppo-vahlay, Tuppuvalai, Vala, Valai, Wahlah, Whitefin wolf-herring, Dorab wolfherring, Samudrikchela
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses