Sind sardinella
📖 Overview
Overview information for Sind sardinella is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 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.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 30°N - 10°N, 42°E - 74°E Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea, from Gulf of Aden to the Persian Gulf and Bombay.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Indian Sardine · Sind sardinella |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | سردينيلا السند · وكايِم ةنيدرس |
| 🌍CES | sardinka pákistánská |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 中國小沙丁 · 中國小沙丁魚 · 信德小沙丁魚 · 信德小沙丁魚 (中國小砂丁 / 青鱗仔) · 扁仔 · 扁鰮 · 沙丁魚 · 青鱗仔 · 鰮仔 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 4 records indexed .
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