deepbody sardinella

Sardinella brachysoma

Thirteen Centimeters Dorosomatid Fish from Indo West Pacific

Sardinella brachysoma (deepbody sardinella, Indian herring, or Indian sprat) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Sardinella
Maximum length: 13 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar (but apparently not elsewhere in the western Indian Ocean), Madras, Indonesia, northern Australia. Chan's Hong Kong and Taipei specimens were most likely Sardinella hualiensis . Occurrence in Thailand (Ref. 1632 ) needs to be confirmed.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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