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Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Dorosomatidae
Genus:	Herklotsichthys
Species:	H. quadrimaculatus
Binomial name
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell, 1837)
Synonyms
Clupea quadrimaculata Rüppell, 1837

Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus, also known as the bluestripe herring, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Dorosomatidae. It is widespread in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Other names for the species include goldspot sardine and fourspot herring. It can grow to a maximum standard length 25 cm (9.8 in), although its typical length is less than half of that.

References

1. ^ Santos, M.; Deligero, R.; Alcantara, M.; Doyola, M.C.; Gatlabayan, L.V.; Villarao, M.C.; Tambihasan, A.M.; Lopez, G.; Villanueva, J.A.; Buccat, F.G.A.; Parido, L.; Lanzuela, N.; Belga, P.B.; Gapuz, A.V. (2017). "Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T57506640A58341331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T57506640A58341331.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus". FishBase. December 2019 version.
3. "Goldspot herring (Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus) - Species Profile".

• Pamela J. Schofield. 2017. Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.

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