European pilchard

European pilchard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Alosidae
Genus: Sardina
Antipa, 1904
Species:
S. pilchardus
Binomial name
Sardina pilchardus
(Walbaum, 1792)[2]
Synonyms
  • Alosa pilchardus
  • Clupea pilchardus
  • Clupea harengus pilchardus

The European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the monotypic genus Sardina. The young of the species are among the many fish that are sometimes called sardines.[3][4] This common species is found in the northeast Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea at depths of 10–100 m (33–328 ft).[1] It reaches up to 27.5 cm (10.8 in) in length and mostly feeds on planktonic crustaceans.[2] This schooling species is a batch spawner where each female lays 50,000–60,000 eggs.[2]

  1. ^ a b Tous, P.; Sidibé, A.; Mbye, E.; de Morais, L.; Camara, Y.H.; Adeofe, T.A.; Munroe, T.; Camara, K.; Cissoko, K.; Djiman, R.; Sagna, A.; Sylla, M. (2015). "Sardina pilchardus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198580A15542481. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198580A15542481.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Sardina pilchardus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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