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Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

Seabook: Pacific Sardine

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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

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white
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Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Habitat and Environment

Open water

Poisonous

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Venomous

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