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Sardinella Pacifica
''Sardinella pacifica'' is a species of marine fish of the sardines in the family Clupeidae belonging to the genus ''Sardinella'', which is endemic to the waters around the Philippines. This species was first described in 2019, with 21 preserved specimens, discovered and known only in the Philippines. It is characterized with centrally discontinuous striae in its lateral scales, dorsal fin origin with a dark spot, lower gill rakers which is more than 70 on the first gill arch, eight rays of the pelvic fin, and 17-18 prepelvic and 12-13 postpelvic scutes, all of which it closely resembled that of ''Sardinella fimbriata''. However, the two species differs in that, ''S. pacifica'' have lower count of lateral scales (38-41 compared to ''S. fimbriata'', 44–46), lower count of pseudobranchial filaments(14-19 compared to ''S. fimbriata'', 19–22), postpelvic scutes(12-13 compared to ''S. fimbriata'', 13–14), and shorter lower jaw(10.4–11.6% of standard length compared to that of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sardines
"Sardine" and "pilchard" are common names for various species of small, oily forage fish in the herring family Clupeidae. The term "sardine" was first used in English during the early 15th century, a folk etymology says it comes from the Italian island of Sardinia, around which sardines were once supposedly abundant. The terms "sardine" and "pilchard" are not precise, and what is meant depends on the region. The United Kingdom's Sea Fish Industry Authority, for example, classifies sardines as young pilchards. One criterion suggests fish shorter in length than are sardines, and larger fish are pilchards. The FAO/WHO Codex standard for canned sardines cites 21 species that may be classed as sardines. FishBase, a comprehensive database of information about fish, calls at least six species "pilchard", over a dozen just "sardine", and many more with the two basic names qualified by various adjectives. Etymology 'Sardine' first appeared in English in the 15th century, a loanw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
