Sardinella melanura

Sardinella melanura és una espècie de peix de la família dels clupeids i de l'ordre dels clupeïformes.

Morfologia Els mascles poden assolir 15,2 cm de llargària total.Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p.FishBase

Hàbitat És un peix marí que es troba a àrees de clima tropical (26°N-23°S, 37°E-179°W) fins als 50 m de fondària.Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeioidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303. .

Distribució geogràfica Es troba des del Golf d'Aden fins a Madagascar, Maurici,Fricke, R. 1999. Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez): an annotated checklist, with descriptions of new species. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, Theses Zoologicae, Vol. 31: 759 p.Baissac, J. de B. 1990. SWIOP/WP/54 - Checklist of the marine fishes of Mauritius. RAF/87/008/WP/54/90 Regional Project for the Development & Management of Fisheries in the Southwest Indian Ocean. el Mar d'Aràbia, el nord-oest de l'Índia,Kapoor, D., R. Dayal i A.G. Ponniah 2002. Fish biodiversity of India. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Lucknow, Índia.775 p. IndonèsiaMohsin, A.K.M. i M.A. Ambak 1996. Marine fishes and fisheries of Malaysia and neighbouring countries. University of Pertanian Malaysia Press, Serdang, Malàisia. 744 p. i Samoa.Wass, R.C. 1984. An annotated checklist of the fishes of Samoa. Natl. Ocean. Atmos. Adminis. Tech. Rept., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., Spec. Sci. Rept. Fish. (781).Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, [Hawaii]. 720 p. També és present a les Illes Penghu.Chen, C.-H. 2004. Checklist of the fishes of Penghu. FRI Special Publication Núm. 4. 175 p.

Costums Forma bancs a les aigües costaneres.Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton i G.R. Allen 2006. Fishes. A Beasley, O.L. i A. Wells (editors) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1-670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671-1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473-2178.

Observacions És considerat un bon esquer en la pesca de la tonyina.Lewis, A.D., B.R. Smith i C.P. Ellway 1983. A guide to the common tuna baitfishes of the South Pacific Commission area. South Pacific Commission, Handbook Núm. 23, Nouméa, Nova Caledònia.

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