Fringescale sardinella
Sardinella fimbriata
- Usual depth7–18 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Sardinella fimbriata is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Sardinella fimbriata”, 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: 3 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–18 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Fringescale sardinella, fringescale sardine, fringescale sardinella
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Asiatische Kleinsardine
- Spanish
- Tunsoy
- French
- tunsoy
- Simplified Chinese
- 扁仔, 扁鰮, 沙丁魚, 繸鱗小沙丁魚, 青鱗仔, 鰮仔, 黑小沙丁
Other scientific names: Harengula fimbriata, Sardinelis fimbriata, Sardinella fimbricata, Spratella fimbriata
Similar species
- Goldstripe sardinella
Sardinella gibbosa
- White sardinella
Sardinella albella
- Anchovy
Sardinella aurita
- 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).
- 75 open-data records from 1847 to 2008.
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