Scientific Name	Dussumieria acuta   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Valenciennes, 1847	Depth	10 - 20M
Chinese	尖尾圓腹鯡	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯡科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F097　Clupeidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	尖吻圓腹鯡
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	臭肉鰮、鰮仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、PonFu
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Coromandel, India
Synonyms	Clupea flosmaris, Dussumiera acuta, Elops javanicus, Etrumeus albulina
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	AMNH90059. ASIZP0059647. NMMBP00068. NMMBP01114. NMMBP01270. NMMBP04139. NTUM01914. NTUM01915. NTUM01917. NTUM03600.
Common Name	Rainbow sardine; Common sprat; Dwarf round herring
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, cylindrical, depth 22 to 29% of standard length; abdomen rounded, without prepelvic and postpelvic scutes, but W-shaped pelvic scute present. Lower gill rakers on first gill arch 19 to 26. Branchiostegal rays numerous (12 to 15). Isthmus tapering evenly forward, without lateral flanges or "shoulders". Pelvic-fin insertion positioned about at vertical through base of middle dorsal-fin rays. Scales in lateral series 52 to 59, mostly 53 to 56. Posterior part of scales characteristically marked with numerous tiny radiating striae. Color iridescent blue with a shiny gold or brass line below (quickly fading after death); hind margin of tail broadly dark.
habitats	Mainly an inshore species. Distinct diurnal variation in feeding habits with active feeding on planktonic crustaceans and smaller fishes occurring during daytime.
Distribution	Widespread in warmer waters of Indo-Pacific from the Persian Gulf to India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Taiwan. It found in western Taiwanese waters and Penghu Is..
Utility	Marketed fresh, dried, dried-salted, or made into fish balls or fish meals.