Escualosa thoracata
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Clupeidae |
Genus: | Escualosa |
Species: | E. thoracata
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Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)
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The white sardine (Escualosa thoracata) is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1847. It is a tropical fish of the Indo-Pacific distributed from Thailand to Indonesia and Australia.[2] Other common names include deep herring and northern herring.[3]
This species is amphidromous. It is known to swim at a maximum depth of 50 metres. The largest known standard length for the species is 10 cm.[2] It is distinguished from its sister species, Escualosa elongata, the slender white sardine, by its deeper body and broader silver band. The white sardine feeds on zooplankton and phytoplankton. It is a commercially important fish, used fresh and dried.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Synonyms of Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)". fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Escualosa thoracata. FishBase. 2017.
- ^ Escualosa thoracata. Fishes of Australia.
External links[]
- Escualosa thoracata at ITIS
- Escualosa thoracata at WoRMS
Categories:
- Escualosa
- Marine fish of Northern Australia
- Fish described in 1847