Goldstripe sardinella

For another species referred to as goldstripe sardinella, see Sardinella jussieu.

Goldstripe sardinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Sardinella
Species:
S. gibbosa
Binomial name
Sardinella gibbosa
(Bleeker, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Clupea gibbosa Bleeker, 1849
  • Harengula gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)
  • Spratella tembang Bleeker, 1851
  • Clupea immaculata Kishinouye, 1908
  • Sardinia immaculata (Kishinouye, 1908)
  • Fimbriclupea dactylolepis Whitley, 1940
  • Sardinella dactylolepis (Whitley, 1940)
  • Sardinella taiwanensis Raja & Hiyama, 1969

The goldstripe sardinella (Sardinella gibbosa) or goldstripe sardine is a species of fish of the family Clupeidae. It is native to shallow tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, living at depths down to 70 m, and being associated with coral reefs. It grows up to 17 cm in length and forms large schools.

It is an important commercial fish, and is eaten dried, salted, boiled, or made into fish balls.[1]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sardinella gibbosa". FishBase. May 2006 version.