Escualosa thoracata

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Escualosa thoracata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Escualosa
Species:
E. thoracata
Binomial name
Escualosa thoracata
(Valenciennes, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Kowala thoracataValenciennes, 1847
  • Esculaosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)
  • Clupea coval Cuvier, 1829
  • Kowala coval(Cuvier, 1829)
  • Meletta lile Valenciennes, 1847
  • Clupeoides lile(Valenciennes, 1847)
  • Clupoides lile(Valenciennes, 1847)
  • Rogenia argyrotaenia Bleeker, 1852
  • Clupea argyrotaenia(Bleeker, 1852)
  • Rogenia argijrotaeniaBleeker, 1852
  • Clupea macrolepis Steindachner, 1879

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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. [3] Other common names include deep herring and northern herring. [4]

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. [3] 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. [3]

References

  1. Santos, M.; Hata, H.; Villarao, M.C.; et al. (2017). "Escualosa thoracata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T97755641A97755692. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T97755641A97755692.en . Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. "Synonyms of Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)". fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 3 Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Escualosa thoracata. FishBase. 2017.
  4. Escualosa thoracata. Fishes of Australia.