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Brazilian sardinella
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Brazilian sardinella

Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner, 1879)

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Names

EnglishBrazilian sardinella
Dutch—
SpanishSardina orejinaranja
Chinese—
Scientific nameSardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner, 1879)

About this species

Sardinella brasiliensis, (Brazilian sardinella or orangespot sardine) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella. S. brasilensis are extremely hard to distinguish from Sardinella aurita and are combined in most studies and catch estimates. They spawn in coastal areas during late spring and summer. The most dense spawning periods are in December and January. From 1973 to 1990 the catch in Venezuela was down from 228000 tons to 31000 tons. These fish are present in the Western Atlantic (including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, West Indies all the way down to Brazil

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderClupeiformes
FamilyClupeidae
GenusSardinella

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