European pilchard
| European pilchard | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Sardina Antipa, 1904 |
| Species: | S. pilchardus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) | |
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The European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the monotypic genus Sardina. This common species is found in the northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea at depths of 10–100 m (33–328 ft).[1] It reaches up to 27.5 cm (10.8 in) in length and mostly feeds on planktonic crustaceans.[2] This schooling species is a batch spawner where each female lays 50,000-60,000 eggs.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 IUCN (2016). "Sardina pilchardus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Sardina pilchardus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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