genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
fish
Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...
in the
family
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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 ...
found in the
Atlantic
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,
Indian
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and
Pacific Ocean
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. They are abundant in warmer waters of the
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
and
subtropical
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oceans. Adults are generally coastal,
schooling
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,
marine
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Marine or marines may refer to:
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* ...
fish but juveniles are often found in
lagoon
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s and
estuaries
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. These
species
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are distinguished by their ranges and by specific body features, but they are often confused with one another. Fish of the genus have seven to 14 striped markings along the
scales
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of the top of the head. The paddle-shaped supramaxilla bones are characteristic; they separate ''Sardinella'' from other genera and their shapes help distinguish species. They have paired predorsal scales and enlarged
fin ray
Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as see ...
s.
Species
There are currently 24 recognized species in this genus:
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Sardinella albella
The white sardinella (''Sardinella albella''), also known as deep-bodied sardine, perforated-scale sardine or short-bodied sardine, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Sardinella''. It is an important food fish, which can be feed as dr ...
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Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1847) (White sardinella)
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Sardinella atricauda
''Sardinella atricauda'' (Bleeker's blacktip sardinella) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Sardinella'' from the western Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends ...
Sardinella aurita
The round sardinella (''Sardinella aurita'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Sardinella'' found in both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
''S. aurita'' went through a large boom in catch population around 1990 ...
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Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1847 (Round sardinella)
* ''
Sardinella brachysoma
''Sardinella brachysoma'' (deepbody sardinella, Indian herring, or Indian sprat) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Sardinella
''Sardinella'' is a genus of fish in the family Clupeidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oce ...
''
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Sardinella brasiliensis
''Sardinella brasiliensis'', (Brazilian sardinella or orangespot sardine) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella. ''S. brasilensis'' are extremely hard to distinguish from ''Sardinella aurita'' and are combined in most studies ...
Sardinella electra
''Sardinella'' is a genus of fish in the family Clupeidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. They are abundant in warmer waters of the tropical and subtropical oceans. Adults are generally coastal, schooling, marine fish but juveni ...
'' Hata & Motomura, 2019
* ''
Sardinella fijiense
''Sardinella fijiense'' also known as the Fiji sardinella is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Sardinella
''Sardinella'' is a genus of fish in the family Clupeidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. They are abundant i ...
Sardinella fimbriata
''Sardinella fimbriata'' (fringescale sardinella) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Sardinella
''Sardinella'' is a genus of fish in the family Clupeidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. They are abundant in warmer ...
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Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Sardinella goni''
Stern
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, Rinkevich & Goren, 2016 (Gon's sardinella) Stern, N., Rinkevich, B. & Goren, M. (2016): Integrative approach revises the frequently misidentified species of ''Sardinella'' (Clupeidae) of the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. ''Journal of Fish Biology, 89 (5): 2282–2305.''
* '' Sardinella hualiensis'' ( K. Y. Chu & C. F. Tsai, 1958) (Taiwan sardinella)
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Sardinella jussieu
''Sardinella jussieu'' (Mauritian sardinella or goldstripe 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 vertebra ...
Sardinella lemuru
''Sardinella lemuru'' (Bali sardinella) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Sardinella'' found in the Eastern Indian Ocean and in the Western Pacific Ocean, in the area that stretches from southern Japan through the Malay Archipelago ...
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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Sardinella longiceps
Indian oil sardine
The Indian oil sardine (''Sardinella longiceps'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Sardinella
''Sardinella'' is a genus of fish in the family Clupeidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. They are ...
''
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
Berry
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Sardinella melanura
''Sardinella melanura'' (blacktip sardinella) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Sardinella
''Sardinella'' is a genus of fish in the family Clupeidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. They are abundant in warmer wat ...
'' (
G. Cuvier
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, 1829) (Black-tip sardinella)
* '' Sardinella neglecta'' Wongratana, 1983 (East African sardinella)
* '' Sardinella pacifica'' Hata & Motomura, 2019 Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2019). FishBase. Sardinella pacifica Hata & Motomura, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1332810 on 2019-03-12
* '' Sardinella richardsoni'' Wongratana, 1983 (Richardson's sardinella)
* '' Sardinella rouxi'' (
Poll
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Sardinella tawilis
''Sardinella tawilis'' (the freshwater sardinella, freshwater herring, bombon sardine or freshwater sardine) is a freshwater sardine found exclusively in the Philippines. It is the only member of the genus ''Sardinella'' known to exist entirely ...