Scientific Name
Sardinella sindensis  
Pronounce  
 Sardinella sindensis中國小沙丁魚
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Day, 1878) Depth 0 - 20M
Chinese 中國小沙丁魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鯡科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F097　Clupeidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 信德小沙丁魚 
Max Length 17 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 中國小沙丁、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、North、PonFu 
Habitats Ocean、Coastal  Holotype Locality Karachi, Pakistan 
Synonyms Clupea sindensis, Sardinella jussieu, Sardinella sidensis, Sardinella singdensis   
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)  Francis Day, C.I.E., F.L.S., etc. 1878 Francis Day, F.L.S., etc. 1878 Whitehead, P. J. P. 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 張世義 編著 2001 
Specimen List ASIZP0059906. ASIZP0059990. ASIZP0073652. ASIZP0073653. ASIZP0073654. ASIZP0074717. ASIZP0074718. ASIZP0074719. ASIZP0074720. ASIZP0074727. ASIZP0074729. ASIZP0074730. ASIZP0074731. ASIZP0806261. ASIZP0806262. ASIZP0806263. ASIZP0806453. ASIZP0806454. ASIZP0806455. ASIZP0806456. ASIZP0806463. ASIZP0806465. ASIZP0806466. ASIZP0806467. ASIZP0916261. ASIZP0916262. ASIZP0916263. ASIZP0916453. ASIZP0916454. ASIZP0916455. ASIZP0916456. ASIZP0916463. ASIZP0916465. ASIZP0916466. ASIZP0916467. FRIP00974. FRIP00976. ...List all 58 records... 
Barcode2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name Sind sardinella 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Body moderately slender, depth usually 21 to 35% of standard length; abdomen with sharply-keeled prepelvic and postpelvic scutes ; total scutes 31 to 34. Vertical striae on scales not meeting at center, only a few small perforations on hind part of scale. Lower gill rakers 38-77. Pelvic fins with i unbranched and 7 branched soft rays. Body dorsum blue-green, flanks silvery; a dark spot at dorsal-fin origin; margins of dorsal and caudal fin dusky.
habitats Forms schools in coastal waters. 
Distribution Distributed in Indo-West Pacific From Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, the Persian Gulf and Bombay eastward to Indonesia, north to Taiwan. It is a common species in Taiwan except eastern part. 
Utility Marketed fresh and dried-salted.