Fimbriated Sardine

This species is distinguished by the following characters: deep body, its depth 28·0-33·2% SL; interrupted longitudinal striae formation in lateral scales; scutes prepelvic and post-pelvic 17-18 + 11-12, respectively, oftern 18 + 12; A 18-20 rays, usually 19; lower gill rakers 65-81 (Ref. 114969).

Contracaecum Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Rhapidascaris Disease (larvae). Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Quimperia Disease (larvae). Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Neoechinorhynchus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 19; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 18 - 20

Eggs and pro-larvae occur only in marine. Certain post larval and early juvenile stages occur occasionally in mangrove estuaries. Adults mainly marine. Infested by the isopod Nerocila depressa (Ref. 124798).

Forms schools in coastal waters. Misidentifications (especially with S. gibbosa in Indian waters and S. albella in the western Indian Ocean) make published biological data potentially unreliable. Marketed fresh, dried-salted, boiled or made into fish balls.

fisheries: commercial

分布於印度-西太平洋區，西起非洲東部，東至菲律賓，北至臺灣，南至巴布新幾內亞。臺灣分布於南部、西部及澎湖海域。

本種魚產量並不大，常混於底拖漁獲中，可生鮮、乾製或醃漬出售。主要漁法為流刺網、圍網與拖網。

體延長而側扁，腹部略圓，具稜鱗，17-18+ 12-13個。脂性眼瞼發達，幾完全覆蓋住眼睛。口小，前位；上下頜約等長；上頜骨末端達眼前緣下方。鰓蓋光滑；下枝鰓耙數54-82。體被細薄圓鱗，極易脫落；鱗片上之垂直條紋僅有最後1條之中央部位不中斷；鱗片後緣之小孔少於20個以下；背鰭和臀鰭基部有發達之鱗鞘；胸鰭和腹鰭基部具腋鱗3片。背鰭位於體中部前方，具軟條18-19；臀鰭位於體之後半部，具軟條20；腹鰭軟條8；尾鰭深叉。體背部青綠色，體側下方和腹部銀白色；鰓蓋末緣無明顯黑斑。背鰭淡黃，前端基部具黑點；尾鰭淡黃，上下葉不具黑緣，末端不具大塊黑斑；胸鰭淡黃；餘鰭淡色。

沿近海中上層洄游性中小型魚類，有時會進入河口域、內灣或潟湖區內。群游性。以浮游生物，如矽藻、橈腳類及其它小型無脊椎動物為主要食物。

Sardinella fimbriata (fringescale sardinella) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella.