Dorosomatidae

Indian oil sardine

Sardinella longiceps

Dorosomatid Fish beneath Gulf of Oman

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

The Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella. It is one of the two most important commercial fishes in India (with the mackerel). The Indian oil sardine is one of the more regionally limited species of Sardinella and can be found in the northern regions of the Indian Ocean.