Goldstripe sardinella
Sardinella gibbosa
- Usual depth3–35 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, October, and December
- How commonCommon
About this species
The goldstripe sardinella 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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 33 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 23 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 27 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–35 m · Deepest record: 90 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Goldstripe sardinella, Fringed-scaled Sardine, Fringe-scaled Pilchard, Gold-stripe Sardine, Goldstripe Sardine, goldstripe sardinella, Tembang
Names in 6 more languages
- Spanish
- sardinela dorada
- Filipino
- Tuyo
- French
- Sardinelle dorée
- Japanese
- Nankaisappa, ナンカイサッパ
- Thai
- ปลากุแลแถบทอง
- Simplified Chinese
- 扁仔, 扁鰮, 沙丁魚, 隆背小沙丁, 隆背小沙丁魚, 青鱗仔, 鰮仔
Other scientific names: Clupea gibbosa, Clupea immaculata, Fimbriclupea dactylolepis, Fimbriclupea dactyolepis, Harengula gibbosa, Sardinella dactylolepis, Sardinella taiwanensis, Sardinelola gibbosa, Sardinia immaculata, Spratella tembang
Similar species
- White sardinella
Sardinella albella
- Anchovy
Sardinella aurita
- 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).
- 1,197 open-data records from 1849 to 2023.
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