''Sardinella lemuru'' (Bali sardinella) 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 genus '' Sardinella'' found in the Eastern

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and in the Western

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, in the area that stretches from southern

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through the

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to the western

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Commercial Uses

Bali sardinella is an important species used in Indonesian feed mills to supply shrimp feed, as well as in imported fishmeal. Bali sardinella is also eaten fresh or processed. Processed Bali sardinella may be found as canned, boiled-salted, or fish flakes.

References

External links

* Scaly Mackerel @ Fishes of Australia
/small> lemuru Marine fish of Southeast Asia Marine fish of Western Australia Commercial fish Fish described in 1853 {{Clupeiformes-stub