Dorosomatidae

anchovy

Sardinella aurita

Elongated Dorosomatid Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

• Yellow
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• South America
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The round sardinella (Sardinella aurita), sometimes known as Spanish sardine, 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. However, its numbers have been very stable through the last several years.