Scientific Name	Sardinella fimbriata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1847)	Depth	5 - 50M
Chinese	繸鱗小沙丁魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯡科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F097　Clupeidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	繸鱗小沙丁魚
Max Length	13 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	黑小沙丁、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	Malabar coast, India
Synonyms	Harengula fimbriata, Sardinelis fimbriata, Sardinella fimbricata, Sardinella gibbosa, Spratella fimbriata
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)
Specimen List	ASIZP0058063. ASIZP0059821.
Common Name	Sardine; Fringescale sardine; Fringe scale sardine; Fringescale sardinella
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body somewhat compressed but variable, from slender to moderately deep, depth 25 to 34% of standard length; total number of scutes 29 to 33. Two supramaxillae present; second symmetrical, paddle-shaped. Lower gill rakers on first gill arch 54 to 82. Vertical striae on scales not meeting at center, hind part of scales with a few perforations and (in Indian Ocean specimens) somewhat produced posteriorly. Lateral-line scales 42 to 44. Body back blue-green, flanks silvery; a dark spot at dorsal fin origin; tips of caudal and dorsal fins blackish.
habitats	Forms schools in coastal waters.
Distribution	Distributed in Indo-West Pacific from southern India and Bay of Bengal to the Philippines and Taiwan, also eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. It found in western and southern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Is..
Utility	Marketed fresh, dried-salted, boiled or made into fish balls.