Pacific sardine

Sardinops sagax

Each passing year carries summer migrations farther north

Blue
Gray
Silver
Tropical
Coastal
Nearshore
Globally widespread
Marine fish
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Pacific sardine is at home in coastal and open surface waters, living there as a marine fish. Each passing year carries summer migrations farther north.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Alosidae
Genus: Sardinops
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Habitat: Coastal and open-ocean surface waters
Body shape: Fusiform
Diet: Filter feeder
Distribution: Coastal waters worldwide
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

Report a correction