Sardine
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Sardine and pilchard are common names for various species of small, oily forage fish in the herring suborder Clupeoidei. The term "sardine" was first used in English during the early 15th century, pos
Sardines are small epipelagic fish that sometimes migrate along the coast in large schools. They are an important forage fish for larger forms of marine life.
The European pilchard, Sardina pilchardus
In the 1980s the South American pilchard, Sardinops sagax, was the most intensively fished species of sardine. Some major stocks declined precipitously in the 1990s (see chart below).
St Mawes at the Pilchard Season by J.M.W. Turner, 1812
Sardinops
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Sardinops is a genus of sardines of the family Alosidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific, East Pacific, Southeastern Atlantic, and southwestern Indian oceans. Its length is up to 40 cm. It has numerou
Sardine
…25 species Genus Sardinops Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanosticta) Southern African pilchard (Sardinops ocellatus) South American pilchard (Sardinops sagax) Although they are…
Japan fish, South American pilchard
A school of S. sagax in the Open Sea exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Catch of Pacific sardines