Bleeker smoothbelly sardinella
Amblygaster clupeoides
- Usual depth2–12 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, July, and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Amblygaster clupeoides, the Bleeker smoothbelly sardinella, blue pilchard, sharp-nosed pilchard, or sharpnose sardine, is a reef-associated marine species of sardinellas in the herring family Clupeidae. It is one of the three species of genus Amblygaster.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–12 m · Deepest record: 12 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bleeker smoothbelly sardinella, Bleeker's smoothbelly sardinella
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- sardinella vientre liso
- French
- Sardinelle coulat
Other scientific names: Clupea clupeoides, Sardinella clupeoides
Similar species
Spotted sardinellaAmblygaster sirm
- Smoothbelly sardinella
Amblygaster leiogaster
Chacunda gizzard shadAnodontostoma chacunda
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 33 open-data records from 1849 to 2019.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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