Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

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Max Depth

200 m

Description

Sardinops is a monotypic genus of sardines of the family Alosidae. The only member of the genus is Sardinops sagax. It is found in the Indo-Pacific and East Pacific oceans. Its length is up to 40 cm (16 in). It has numerous common or vernacular names, some of which more appropriately refer to subspecies, including blue pilchard,... Read more in Seabook

Locations

New Zealand Angola Namibia Australia West Peru +16 more in Seabook

Colors

white

black

grey

silver

green

blue

Edible

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Social Behaviour

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Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Habitat and Environment

Open water

Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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