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Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)

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Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)
Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)
Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)
Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymClupanodon jussieu (non Lacepède, 1803)
synonymClupea gibbosa Bleeker, 1849
synonymClupea immaculata Kishinouye, 1908
synonymFimbriclupea dactylolepis Whitley, 1940
synonymFimbriclupea dactyolepis Whitley, 1940
synonymHarengula gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)
synonymSardinella dactylolepis (Whitley, 1940)
synonymSardinella fimbriata (non Valenciennes, 1847)
synonymSardinella jussieu (non Lacepède, 1803)
synonymSardinella taiwanensis Raja & Hiyama, 1969
synonymSardinelola gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)
synonymSardinia immaculata (Kishinouye, 1908)
synonymSpratella tembang Bleeker, 1851
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Goldstipe Sardinella
  • Indian Sprat
  • Slender Sardine
Kannada
  • Erebai
  • ಎರೆಬಾಯ್
Malayalam
  • Chalai
  • Chalamathi
  • Chala Mathi
  • ചാള
  • ചാള മത്തി
  • ചാളി
Tamil
  • Chalai
  • Choodai
  • Kavalai
  • Neethu-kavalai
  • Nonalai
  • Seedai
  • கவளை
  • காவாளை
  • சாளை
  • சீடை
  • சூடை
  • நீது கவலை
  • நீது காவாளை
  • நொனலை
  • நொனாளை
Telugu
  • Kavallu
  • Kowal
  • కావల్లు
  • కోవల్
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Brackish, Marine
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
AttributionsFroese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
Contributors
Thomas Vattakaven
StatusUNDER_CREATION
LicensesCC_BY_NC
References
    Diagnostic Keys
    Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    AttributionsFroese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    Contributors
    StatusUNDER_CREATION
    LicensesCC_BY_NC
    References
    1. Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeioidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303.
    Description
    Total number scutes 32 to 34. Vertical striae on scales not meeting at center, numerous small perforations on hind part of scale. A golden mid-lateral line down flank; dorsal and caudal fin margins dusky; a dark spot at dorsal fin origin. Lower gill rakers 45 to 59 (at 6 to 17 cm standard length, not increasing with size of fish after 6 cm standard length).
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    AttributionsFroese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    Contributors
    StatusUNDER_CREATION
    LicensesCC_BY_NC
    References
    1. Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeioidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303.
    No Data
    📚 Natural History
    Size
    Maturity

    13.6 TL 

    Max Length

    21 (unsexed) 

    Size

    17.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; ); max. reported age: 7 years

    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    AttributionsFroese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    Contributors
    StatusUNDER_CREATION
    LicensesCC_BY_NC
    References
    1. Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeioidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303. Sanders, M.J. and G.R. Morgan 1989 Review of the fisheries resources of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. FAO Fish. Tech. Rep. (304):138 p.
    Trophic Strategy
    Occurs in inshore waters of the continental shelf. A schooling species .
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    AttributionsFroese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    Contributors
    StatusUNDER_CREATION
    LicensesCC_BY_NC
    References
    1. Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga 1990 Fichas FAO de identificaçao de especies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das especies comerciais marinhas e de aguas salobras de Moçambique. Publicaçao preparada em collaboraçao com o Instituto de Investigaçao Pesquiera de Moçambique, com financiamento do Projecto PNUD/FAO MOZ/86/030 e de NORAD. Roma, FAO. 1990. 424 p.
    No Data
    📚 Habitat and Distribution
    General Habitat
    Habitat reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 70 m
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    AttributionsFroese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    Contributors
    StatusUNDER_CREATION
    LicensesCC_BY_NC
    References
    1. Pauly, D., A. Cabanban and F.S.B. Torres, Jr. 1996 Fishery biology of 40 trawl-caught teleosts of western Indonesia. p. 135-216. In D. Pauly and P. Martosubroto (eds.) Baseline studies of biodiversity: the fish resource of western Indonesia. ICLARM Studies and Reviews 23.
    Description
    Remark

    Occurs especially in the east coast

    Occurrence

    native 

    Distribution

    Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf, East Africa and Madagascar to Indonesia, north to Taiwan and Korea south to the Arafura Sea and northern Australia. Often confused with Sardinella fimbriata in Indian waters.

    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    AttributionsFroese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    Contributors
    StatusUNDER_CREATION
    LicensesCC_BY_NC
    References
    1. Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeioidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303.
    No Data
    📚 Occurrence
    No Data
    📚 Demography and Conservation
    Conservation Status
    Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    AttributionsFroese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    Contributors
    StatusUNDER_CREATION
    LicensesCC_BY_NC
    References
    1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
    No Data
    📚 Uses and Management
    Uses
    fisheries: highly commercial; price category: low; price reliability: reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    AttributionsFroese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=1508, version (12/2013).
    Contributors
    StatusUNDER_CREATION
    LicensesCC_BY_NC
    References
    1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1992 FAO yearbook 1990. Fishery statistics. Catches and landings. FAO Fish. Ser. (38). FAO Stat. Ser. 70:(105):647 p.
    No Data
    📚 Information Listing
    References
    Overview > Diagnostic > Diagnostic Keys
    1. Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeioidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303.
    Overview > Diagnostic > Description
    1. Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeioidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303.
    Natural History > Size
    1. Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeioidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303. Sanders, M.J. and G.R. Morgan 1989 Review of the fisheries resources of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. FAO Fish. Tech. Rep. (304):138 p.
    Natural History > Trophic Strategy
    1. Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga 1990 Fichas FAO de identificaçao de especies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das especies comerciais marinhas e de aguas salobras de Moçambique. Publicaçao preparada em collaboraçao com o Instituto de Investigaçao Pesquiera de Moçambique, com financiamento do Projecto PNUD/FAO MOZ/86/030 e de NORAD. Roma, FAO. 1990. 424 p.
    Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat
    1. Pauly, D., A. Cabanban and F.S.B. Torres, Jr. 1996 Fishery biology of 40 trawl-caught teleosts of western Indonesia. p. 135-216. In D. Pauly and P. Martosubroto (eds.) Baseline studies of biodiversity: the fish resource of western Indonesia. ICLARM Studies and Reviews 23.
    Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
    1. Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeioidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303.
    Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
    1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
    Uses and Management > Uses
    1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1992 FAO yearbook 1990. Fishery statistics. Catches and landings. FAO Fish. Ser. (38). FAO Stat. Ser. 70:(105):647 p.
    No Data
    📚 Meta data
    🐾 Taxonomy
    📊 Temporal Distribution
    📷 Related Observations
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