Yellowtail sardinella (Sardinella rouxi)

Scientific name: Sardinella rouxi Poll, 1953

Yellowtail sardinella (Sardinella rouxi)

The Yellowtail sardinella (Sardinella rouxi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Senegal to Congo and perhaps south of Angola.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 0; Dorsal soft rays: 13-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Belly fairly sharply keeled. A black or golden spot behind gill opening; upper part of pectoral fins dusky; caudal fin pale yellow with dusky hind margin. Resembles small S. maderensis which has more gill rakers and grey caudal fin, with tips almost black. Differs from S. aurita by having 7 pelvic fin rays and no black spot on hind part of gill cover.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sardinella rouxi
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Common length
13.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Congo and perhaps south of Angola.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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