Sardine

Sardines or pilchards are a group of several types of small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. The terms are not precise, and the usual meanings vary by region; for instance, to many people a "sardine" is a young European pilchard. (FishBase, a comprehensive database of information about fish, lists at least six species called just "pilchard", over a dozen called just "sardine", and many more with the two basic names qualified by various adjectives.)

Related Topics:
Fish - Herring - Clupeidae - European pilchard - FishBase

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Canned "sardines" seen in supermarkets may actually be sprats or round herrings.

Related Topics:
Supermarket - Sprat - Round herring

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Genus Dussumeria

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• Rainbow sardine Dussumieria acuta
• Slender rainbow sardine Dussumieria elopsoides

Genus Escualosa

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• Slender white sardine Escualosa elongata
• White sardine Escualosa thoracata

Genus Sardina

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• European pilchard (true sardine) Sardina pilchardus

Genus Sardinella

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• Round sardinella (gilt sardine, Spanish sardine) Sardinella aurita

Genus Sardinops

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• South American pilchard (Pacific sardine, California sardine, Chilean sardine, South African sardine) Sardinops sagax