Japanese sardinella (Sardinella zunasi)

Scientific name: Sardinella zunasi Bleeker, 1854

Japanese sardinella (Sardinella zunasi)

The Japanese sardinella (Sardinella zunasi) is a marine fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern coasts of Japan south to about Taiwan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Total scutes 29 to 32. Vertical striae on scales overlapping or continuous (discontinuous in S. fimbriata and S. albella), only a few small perforations on hind part of scale. No dark spot at dorsal fin origin. Most closely resembles S. richardsoni, which has more gill rakers and has a slightly deeper body; S. hualiensis has black tips to dorsal and caudal fins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sardinella zunasi
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Common length
10.0
Depth range
5 m (16 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous; depth range 5 - ? m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern coasts of Japan south to about Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=1)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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