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| name = White sardinella |
| name = White sardinella |
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| status = LC |
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| status_system = iucn3.1 |
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| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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| binomial = ''Sardinella albella'' |
| binomial = ''Sardinella albella'' |
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| binomial_authority = ([[Achille Valenciennes|Valenciennes]], 1847) |
| binomial_authority = ([[Achille Valenciennes|Valenciennes]], 1847) |
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|synonyms = *''Kowala albella'' <small>Valenciennes, 1847</small> |
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*''Clupalosa bulan'' <small>Bleeker, 1849</small> |
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*''Clupea bulan'' <small>(Bleeker, 1849)</small> |
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*''Harengula bulan'' <small>(Bleeker, 1849)</small> |
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*''Sardinella bulan'' <small>(Bleeker, 1849)</small> |
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*''Clupeonia perforata'' <small>Cantor, 1849</small> |
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*''Clupea perforata'' <small>(Cantor, 1849)</small> |
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*''Harengula perforata'' <small>(Cantor, 1849)</small> |
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*''Sardinella perforata'' <small>(Cantor, 1849)</small> |
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*''Clupea perforate'' <small>(Cantor, 1849)</small> |
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*''Kowala lauta'' <small>Cantor, 1849</small> |
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*''Spratella kowala'' <small>Bleeker, 1851</small> |
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*''Clupea sundaica'' <small>Bleeker, 1851</small> |
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*''Harengula dollfusi'' <small>Chabanaud, 1933</small> |
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*''Sardinella melanura'' <small>(non Cuvier, 1829) misapplied</small> |
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*''Sardinella zunasi'' <small>(non Bleeker, 1854) misapplied</small> |
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*''Clupea hypelosoma'' <small>(non Bleeker, 1866) misapplied</small> |
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The '''white sardinella''', ('''''Sardinella albella'''''), also known as '''Deep-bodied sardine''', '''Perforated-scale sardine''' or '''Short-bodied sardine''', is a species of [[ray-finned fish]] in the genus ''[[Sardinella]]''.<ref name=fishbase>{{fishbase species|genus=Sardinella|species=albella|month=August|year = 2014}}</ref> It is a important food fish, which can be feed as dried, salted, or fresh forms. |
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==Description== |
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It is distributed throughout the [[Indo-West Pacific]] oceans from [[Madagascar]], around [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], and eastward to [[Indonesia]], [[Taiwan]] and south to [[Papua New Guinea]]. |
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It is a small [[Shoaling and schooling|schooling]] fish found in depth of 20-50m. Maximum length do not exceed 21.5 cm. The fish has 13 to 21 dorsal soft rays and 12 to 23 anal soft rays. There is a dark spot at origin part of dorsal fin. It feeds on small [[plankton]]s. |
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==See Also== |
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*[[List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka#Anchovy|List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Sardinella albella (Valenciennes, 1847)
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The white sardinella, (Sardinella albella), also known as Deep-bodied sardine, Perforated-scale sardine or Short-bodied sardine, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella.[1] It is a important food fish, which can be feed as dried, salted, or fresh forms.
Description
It is distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific oceans from Madagascar, around India, Sri Lanka, and eastward to Indonesia, Taiwan and south to Papua New Guinea.
It is a small schooling fish found in depth of 20-50m. Maximum length do not exceed 21.5 cm. The fish has 13 to 21 dorsal soft rays and 12 to 23 anal soft rays. There is a dark spot at origin part of dorsal fin. It feeds on small planktons.
See Also
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sardinella albella". FishBase. August 2014 version.