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by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS |
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Author | (Valenciennes, 1847) | Depth | 0 - 50M | ||||
Chinese | 白腹小沙丁魚 | Poisonous Fish | No | ||||
Family_Chinese | 鯡科 | Economic Fish | Yes | ||||
Family | F097 Clupeidae | Edible Fish | Yes | Chinese In Mainland China | 白腹小沙丁魚 | ||
Max Length | 14 cm | Aquarium Fish | No | Common Name | 白腹小沙丁、青鱗仔、鰮仔、沙丁魚、扁仔、扁鰮 | ||
Distribution in World | India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean | Distribution in Taiwan | West、South、PonFu | ||||
Habitats | Ocean、Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon、 Coral&Sand |
Holotype Locality | Pondicherry, India | ||||
Synonyms | Clupalosa bulan, Clupea bulan, Clupea hypelosoma, Clupea perforata, Clupea perforate, Clupea sundaica, Clupeonia perforata, Harengula bulan, Harengula dollfusi, Harengula perforata, Kowala albella, Kowala lauta, Sardinella bulan ...all 17.. | ||||||
Reference | 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);中國動物誌-鱘形目;海鰱目;鯡形目及鼠鱚目(張, 2001) Whitehead, P. J. P. 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Hiroyuki Motomura, Seishi Kimura etc. 2001 張世義 編著 2001 | ||||||
Specimen List | ASIZP0070534. ASIZP0074902. BMNH1979.3.21.333. NMMBP04047. NMMBP04464. NMMBP04566. NMMBP04669. NMMBP04694. NMMBP05125. NMMBP05126. NTMP0235. NTMP1437. NTUM00137. NTUM02037. SU49343. | ||||||
Common Name | Short-bodied sardine; Sardine; Perforated-scale sardine; White sardinella; White sardinelle | ||||||
Redlist Status | Not in IUCN Redlist | ||||||
Characteristic | Body somewhat compressed but variable, from slender to moderately deep; total number of scutes 29 to 33. Two supramaxillae present; second symmetrical, paddle-shaped. Lower gill rakers on first gill arch 41 to 68. Vertical striae on scales not meeting at center, hind part of scales with a few perforations and somewhat produced posteriorly. Lateral-line scales usually 41 to 43. Predorsal scales paired. Dorsum and head blue-green above shading to silvery white below; flanks silvery; no spots on body; a dark spot at dorsal fin origin, otherwise fins pale yellow.. | ||||||
habitats | Found in coastal waters. Forms schools. Feeds on zooplankton and phytoplankton. | ||||||
Distribution | Distributed in Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea, Persian Gulf, East African coasts, Madagascar eastward to Indonesia and the Arafura Sea; north to Taiwan and south to Papua New Guinea. It found in western and southern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Is.. | ||||||
Utility | Marketed fresh, dried, dried-salted, and made into fish balls. |