Anchovy
Sardinella aurita
- Usual depth11–62 m
- Water temperature13–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The round sardinella, sometimes known as Spanish sardine, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella found in both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Round sardinella”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 38 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 46 records
- April: 38 records
- May: 118 records
- June: 91 records
- July: 72 records
- August: 87 records
- September: 447 records
- October: 112 records
- November: 68 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 11–62 m · Deepest record: 246 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Anchovy, Round sardinella, Spanish sardine, anchovy, Bang, Black Sprat, Blacksprot, Brazilian sardinella, False Sardine, Fry-dry, Gilt Sardine, Herring, orangespot sardine, Pilchard, round sardinella, Round Sardinelle, Round Sardines, Sardine, Sardinella
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Goldsardine, Große Sardine, Ohrensardine, Ohren-Sardine, Sardinelle
- Spanish
- alacha, Alacha, Allacha, Arenque, Española, Lacha, Sardina, Sardina Alacha, Sardina Arencada, sardina de España, sardina española, Sardina Listada, Sardinela Atlantica, Sardinia
- French
- allache, Allache, Caille, Sardinelle, sardinelle ronde, Z'anchois
- Japanese
- ブラジルサッパ
Other scientific names: Alosa senegalensis, Clupanodon pseudohispanica, Clupea allecia, Clupea aurita, Clupea aurovittata, Clupea caeruleovittata, Clupea venulosa, Meletta mediterranea, Sardinella anchovia, Sardinella euxina, Sardinella pinnula, Sardinia pseudohispanica
Similar species
- Goldstripe sardinella
Sardinella gibbosa
- White sardinella
Sardinella albella
- Fringescale sardinella
Sardinella fimbriata
- Mauritian sardinella
Sardinella jussieu
- Indian oil sardine
Sardinella longiceps
- Blacktip sardinella
Sardinella melanura
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).
- 1,952 open-data records from 1847 to 2021.
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