''Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus'', also known as the bluestripe herring, is a species of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

in the family

Clupeidae Clupeidae is a family of ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa, and menhadens. The clupeoids include many of the most important food fishes in the world, and are also commonly caught for production of ...

. 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 Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...

, although its typical length is less than half of that.

References

*Pamela J. Schofield. 2017. Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. Clupeidae Fish of the Indian Ocean Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish described in 1837 Taxa named by Eduard Rüppell {{Clupeiformes-stub