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Sardinella sindensis (Day, 1878)

Sind sardinella
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Coromandal, Bombay, Tuticorin, Travancore and Cochin coast (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 188.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
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Common names from other countries

Sardinelle miyako, Sardinela sinda, سردينة مِياكو, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Sardinella: Latin and Greek, sarda = sardine; name related to the island of Sardinia; diminutive (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Day.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; djupintervall 0 - 50 m (Ref. 188).   Tropical; 30°N - 10°N, 42°E - 74°E (Ref. 188)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea, from Gulf of Aden to the Persian Gulf and Bombay.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 188); common length : 14.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 188)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 13-21; Taggstrålar i analfenan 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 12 - 23. Total number of scutes 31 to 34; lower gill rakers increasing with size of fish. Vertical striae on scales not meeting at center, only a few small perforations on hind part of scale. Closely resembles S. gibbosa which has fewer perforations on its scales. Of other sympatric Sardinella species, S. melanura has distinctive black caudal tips while S. albella has fewer scutes.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Coastal pelagic (Ref. 68964). Forms schools in coastal waters. Marketed fresh and dried-salted.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 188)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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