White sardinelle
54.8 Sardinella a/bella
(Valenciennes, 1847)
Wit sardinelle
Kowala albella Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1847: 362 (Pondicherry).
Sardinella melanura (non Cuvier): Smith, SFSA No. 113*. Sardinella
albella: Whitehead, 1973: 183" ; Wongratana, 1981 : 121"; Whitehead &
Wongratana, 1984: SardI6" .
D iv,14-16; A iii,16-20; P i,13-16; V i,7; LS 40-45; lower GR 41-68;
scutes (17-19)+(11-15), total 29-33. Body fusiform, compressed; body
depth 2.5-4.1 in SL; belly with sharp keel of scutes.
Back blue-green; flanks silver; hind margin of C dusky.
Attains 14 cm. East coast as far south as Durban, perhaps to
East London. Elsewhere, widespread throughout IndoPacific to Taiwan and Papua/New Guinea. Easily confused
with S. gibbosa, but slightly fewer scutes.
54.8 Sardinella a/bella: 10.5 em SL.
54.9 Sardinella aurita
Valenciennes, 1847
Round sardinelle
Goue sardinelle
Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1847: 263, PI. 594
(Messina, Mediterranean); Smith, SFSA No. 114a*; Whitehead, 1981:
Sardll* .
D iii-iv,14-16; A iii,13-15; P i,14-16; V i,8; LS 45-50; lower GR increasing to over 200 with growth; scutes (17-20)+(14-16). Body round in crosssection; belly with a low keel of scutes.
Dark spot on hind border of operculum with a gold spot
behind it, but no spots along flanks. Attains 31 cm. A "cold
water" species (18-25 0q, approaching the coast and shoaling near the surface in periods of upwelling, but retreating
54.9 Sardinella aurita: 30 em SL.
54: CLUPEIDAE (HERRINGS, SARDINES, PILCHARDS)
below the thermocline in hot seasons, down to depths of
200 - 300 m. At times common at Walvis Bay, occasionally
reaching Saldanha Bay. Elsewhere, eastern and western
Atlantic, also Mediterranean and perhaps the same species
in Japan. Of considerable fishery' importance off the west
coast of Africa south to Angola.
54.10 Sardinella gibbosa
. (Bleeker, 1849)
Goldstripe sardinelle
Gouestreep-sardinelle
Clupea gibbosa Bleeker, 1849: 72 (Makassar) . Sardinella jussieu:
Smith, SFSA No. 114*. Sardinella gibbosa: Whitehead, 1973: 185";
Wongratana, 1981: 117"; Whitehead & Wongratana, 1984: Sardl8.
D iv,13-16; A iii,14-18; P i,13-16; V i,7; LS 42-47; lower GR 45-60;
scutes (17-19)+(14-16), total 32-34. Body depth 3.2-4.5 in SL; belly with
sharp keel of scutes. Extremely similar to S. albella, but the slightly higher
scute count usually separates it.
Back blue-green; a thin yellow-gold line along flank,
silvery below; hind margin of C dusky. Attains 17 cm. East
coast as far south as Durban, perhaps to East London.
Elsewhere, widespread throughout Indo-Pacific to Philippines, Taiwan and Western Australia.
54.10 Sardinella gibbosa: 10 em SL.
54.11 Sardinella maderensis
(Lowe, 1839)
Madeiran sardinelle
Madeira-sardinelle
Clupea maderensis Lowe, 1839: 189 (Madeira). Sardinella maderensis:
Whitehead, 1981: SardI2*.
D iii-iv,14-19; A iii,14-19; P i,13-16; V i,7; LS 40-50; lower GR more
than 70, increasing with growth; scutes (18-20)+(13-15). Body depth
variable, belly compressed, with sharp keel of scutes, becoming more
rounded in large adults.
54.11 Sardinella maderensis: 12.5 em SL.
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54.8 Sardinella a/bella
(Valenciennes, 1847)
Wit sardinelle
Kowala albella Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1847: 362 (Pondicherry).
Sardinella melanura (non Cuvier): Smith, SFSA No. 113*. Sardinella
albella: Whitehead, 1973: 183" ; Wongratana, 1981 : 121"; Whitehead &
Wongratana, 1984: SardI6" .
D iv,14-16; A iii,16-20; P i,13-16; V i,7; LS 40-45; lower GR 41-68;
scutes (17-19)+(11-15), total 29-33. Body fusiform, compressed; body
depth 2.5-4.1 in SL; belly with sharp keel of scutes.
Back blue-green; flanks silver; hind margin of C dusky.
Attains 14 cm. East coast as far south as Durban, perhaps to
East London. Elsewhere, widespread throughout IndoPacific to Taiwan and Papua/New Guinea. Easily confused
with S. gibbosa, but slightly fewer scutes.
54.8 Sardinella a/bella: 10.5 em SL.
54.9 Sardinella aurita
Valenciennes, 1847
Round sardinelle
Goue sardinelle
Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1847: 263, PI. 594
(Messina, Mediterranean); Smith, SFSA No. 114a*; Whitehead, 1981:
Sardll* .
D iii-iv,14-16; A iii,13-15; P i,14-16; V i,8; LS 45-50; lower GR increasing to over 200 with growth; scutes (17-20)+(14-16). Body round in crosssection; belly with a low keel of scutes.
Dark spot on hind border of operculum with a gold spot
behind it, but no spots along flanks. Attains 31 cm. A "cold
water" species (18-25 0q, approaching the coast and shoaling near the surface in periods of upwelling, but retreating
54.9 Sardinella aurita: 30 em SL.
54: CLUPEIDAE (HERRINGS, SARDINES, PILCHARDS)
below the thermocline in hot seasons, down to depths of
200 - 300 m. At times common at Walvis Bay, occasionally
reaching Saldanha Bay. Elsewhere, eastern and western
Atlantic, also Mediterranean and perhaps the same species
in Japan. Of considerable fishery' importance off the west
coast of Africa south to Angola.
54.10 Sardinella gibbosa
. (Bleeker, 1849)
Goldstripe sardinelle
Gouestreep-sardinelle
Clupea gibbosa Bleeker, 1849: 72 (Makassar) . Sardinella jussieu:
Smith, SFSA No. 114*. Sardinella gibbosa: Whitehead, 1973: 185";
Wongratana, 1981: 117"; Whitehead & Wongratana, 1984: Sardl8.
D iv,13-16; A iii,14-18; P i,13-16; V i,7; LS 42-47; lower GR 45-60;
scutes (17-19)+(14-16), total 32-34. Body depth 3.2-4.5 in SL; belly with
sharp keel of scutes. Extremely similar to S. albella, but the slightly higher
scute count usually separates it.
Back blue-green; a thin yellow-gold line along flank,
silvery below; hind margin of C dusky. Attains 17 cm. East
coast as far south as Durban, perhaps to East London.
Elsewhere, widespread throughout Indo-Pacific to Philippines, Taiwan and Western Australia.
54.10 Sardinella gibbosa: 10 em SL.
54.11 Sardinella maderensis
(Lowe, 1839)
Madeiran sardinelle
Madeira-sardinelle
Clupea maderensis Lowe, 1839: 189 (Madeira). Sardinella maderensis:
Whitehead, 1981: SardI2*.
D iii-iv,14-19; A iii,14-19; P i,13-16; V i,7; LS 40-50; lower GR more
than 70, increasing with growth; scutes (18-20)+(13-15). Body depth
variable, belly compressed, with sharp keel of scutes, becoming more
rounded in large adults.
54.11 Sardinella maderensis: 12.5 em SL.
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