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Sardinella melanura (Cuvier, 1829)

Blacktip sardinella
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India country information

Common names: Blackstrip sardinella, Chalai, Gumbala
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Coromondal coast, Tuticorin, Travancore and Port Blair (Ref. 45255) and Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108). Also Ref. 188.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Sardinella: Latin and Greek, sarda = sardine; name related to the island of Sardinia; diminutive (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

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