Scientific Name	Amblygaster leiogaster   Pronounce			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	(Valenciennes, 1847)	Depth	10 - 50M
Chinese	平胸鈍腹鯡	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯡科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F097　Clupeidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	平胸鈍腹鯡
Max Length	23 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	平胸圓腹沙丁、鰮仔、沙丁魚、黑目鰮(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Indian Ocean
Synonyms	Amblyogaster leiogaster, Clupea leiogaster, Clupea okinawensis, Sardinella leiogaster
Reference	臺灣脊椎動物誌；中國動物誌-鱘形目；海鰱目；鯡形目及鼠鱚目(張, 2001)  陳兼善 1969 Whitehead, P. J. P. 1985 陳兼善 原著 于名振 增訂 1986 陳兼善 原著 于名振 增訂 1986 張世義 編著 2001
Specimen List	ASIZP0058345. FRIP00664. FRIP03105.
Common Name	Smooth-belly sardinella; Smoothbelly sardinella
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body subcylindrical, moderately slender, depth 21 to 25% of standard length; abdomen moderately rounded, 17 or 18 prepelvic and 13 to 15 postpelvic scutes (total 30 to 33, mostly 29 to 31). Upper jaw rounded without distinct median notch or cleft. Two supramaxillae present; second supramaxilla symmetrical. Opercle smooth, without bony striae. Lower gill rakers on first gill arch 31 to 35. Pelvic-fin insertion about equal with point between verticals through bases of first and third dorsal-fin rays. Body blue-green above and silvery below, without spots along flanks; dorsal fin blackish.
habitats	A schooling species occurring in coastal waters.
Distribution	Distributed in Indo-West Pacific from Africa eastward to Okinawa; also Indonesia, Gulf of Thailand, and Western Australia. It found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh, dried, dried-salted, boiled, or made into fish balls.