Sardinella tawilis

Sardinella tawilis
Sardinella tawilis being sold in a market.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Sardinella
Species:
S. tawilis
Binomial name
Sardinella tawilis
(Herre, 1927)
Synonyms[citation needed]

Sardinella tawilis (the freshwater sardinella, freshwater herring, bombon sardine or freshwater sardine) is a freshwater sardine found exclusively in the Philippines. It is the only member of the genus Sardinella known to exist entirely in fresh water.[2] Locally, they are known in Filipino as tawilis.[2]

S. tawilis is listed in the Ark of Taste international catalogue of endangered heritage foods of Philippine cuisine by the Slow Food movement.[3]

In January 2019, the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared S. tawilis an endangered species.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Santos, M.; Munroe, T.A.; Di Dario, F.; Hata, H.; Torres, F.; Quilang, J.P. (2019) [errata version of 2018 assessment]. "Sardinella tawilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T98836352A143839946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T98836352A143839946.en. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sardinella tawilis". FishBase. November 2010 version.
  3. ^ "Tawilis". Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. ^ Jazul, Noreen (24 January 2019). "'Tawilis' now an endangered species". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Taal Lake's Tawilis now on list of endangered species". CNN Philippines. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Isdang tawilis, endangered species na" (in Filipino). ABS-CBN News. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.