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fringescale sardinella (Sardinella fimbriata)
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Dorosomatidae

fringescale sardinella

Sardinella fimbriata

Nineteen Centimeters Dorosomatid Fish

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

fringescale sardinella is a fish found around Indo-West Pacific. Records give a maximum length of 19 cm. Its body is fusiform body.

Maximum length
19 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: from Kuwait to southern India and Bay of Bengal to the Philippines, also eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. Often confused with Sardinella gibbosa in Indian waters.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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