Amblygaster sirm
| Spotted sardinella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Amblygaster |
| Species: | A. sirm
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| Binomial name | |
| Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum, 1792)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Amblygaster sirm, the spotted sardinella, also known as the northern pilchard, spotted pilchard, spotted sardine, and trenched sardine, is a reef-associated marine species of sardinellas in the herring family Clupeidae.
Location[edit]
It is one of the three species of genus Amblygaster. It is found in the marine waters along Indo-West Pacific regions from Mozambique to the Philippines, and towards north Taiwan and Japan to the far east of Australia[2] and Fiji.[3] It is a widely captured commercial fish in Sri Lanka, where the fish is known as "Hurulla" in Sinhala language.[4]
Appearance[edit]
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The fish has 13 to 21 dorsal soft rays and 12 to 23 anal soft rays. It grows up to a maximum length of 27 cm (10.6 in). The distinctive feature of spotted sardinella from other two relatives is the presence of 10 to 20 golden spots along the flank. The color of spots may change into black after preservation. Belly is less rounded and scutes are not prominent.
Food[edit]
The fish feeds on minute organisms like copepods, larval bivalves and aquatic gastropods, and dinoflagellates like Peridinium and Ceratium. The fish is used in tuna fishery as a live or dead bait.[5][6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Synonyms of Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum, 1792)".
- ^ "Amblygaster". Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum, 1792)".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ac482e/AC482E16.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Amblygaster sirm, Spotted sardinella : Fisheries, bait".
- Chemical Composition and Fatty Acid Profile of Small Pelagic Fish (Amblygaster sirm and Sardinella gibbosa) from Muara Angke, Indonesia
- Population dynamics of trenched sardine Amblygaster sirm (Clupeidae) in the Western Coastal waters of Sri Lanka
- Studies on the exploitation of trenched sardine Amblygaster sirm (WALBAUM) off the Negombo Coast
- Biology and phenology of Amblygaster sirm
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