Round Sardinella
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Round Sardinella is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella
. It is found in both sides of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Sardinella aurita went through a large boom in catch population around 1990. However, S. aurita numbers had been very stable through the last several years. They averaged between 1.3 tonnes per trip over the last four years.
S. aurita prefer warm waters and are small pelagic species that live in tropical and subtropical waters of the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean,the Mediterranean and, occasionally, the Black Sea. The Gonads start to develop in April and are fully mature one month later in the Mediterranean. Plankton in spawning regions are full of eggs and larva from the end of June into September.
Diagnostic Features
Sardinella aurita have a particularly elongate body, they also have a relatively rounded belly, and a large number of fine gill rakers (up to 160). These are some of the largest fish in the Sardinella genus and can average 23-28cm. These are part of a small group of Sardinella with 8 pelvic fin rays. They have fronto-parietal stripes on their heads and a faint golden midlateral line. They also have a distinctive black spot on hind border of gill cover. These fish are often caught in the same areas as Sardinella longiceps and catch numbers are oftentimes undistinguished.
Habitat
These fish prefer shallower waters and seek an environment of 24 Celsius. They may travel as deep as 350m. They are very migratory schooling fish that feed on zooplankton, copepods along with phyoplankton. Populations occur in the Eastern Atlantic and sometimes in the Black sea. Populations also occur along the East African coast all the way to South Africa and in the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Cod to Argentina.
Fisheries
There are major fisheries off of the West Africa coast, in the mediterranean, and along the coasts of Venezuela and brazil.Fishery numbers in 1983 totalled 1,983,000 tons.
Sardinella
SardinellaSardinella is a genus of fishes in the family Clupeidae. This genus currently contains 21 recognized species. These fish are generally coastal, schooling fish, and abundant in warmer waters. They can be found nearly anywhere in the tropic and subtropic oceans of the World...
. It is found in both sides of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Sardinella aurita went through a large boom in catch population around 1990. However, S. aurita numbers had been very stable through the last several years. They averaged between 1.3 tonnes per trip over the last four years.
S. aurita prefer warm waters and are small pelagic species that live in tropical and subtropical waters of the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean,the Mediterranean and, occasionally, the Black Sea. The Gonads start to develop in April and are fully mature one month later in the Mediterranean. Plankton in spawning regions are full of eggs and larva from the end of June into September.
Diagnostic Features
Sardinella aurita have a particularly elongate body, they also have a relatively rounded belly, and a large number of fine gill rakers (up to 160). These are some of the largest fish in the Sardinella genus and can average 23-28cm. These are part of a small group of Sardinella with 8 pelvic fin rays. They have fronto-parietal stripes on their heads and a faint golden midlateral line. They also have a distinctive black spot on hind border of gill cover. These fish are often caught in the same areas as Sardinella longiceps and catch numbers are oftentimes undistinguished.
Habitat
These fish prefer shallower waters and seek an environment of 24 Celsius. They may travel as deep as 350m. They are very migratory schooling fish that feed on zooplankton, copepods along with phyoplankton. Populations occur in the Eastern Atlantic and sometimes in the Black sea. Populations also occur along the East African coast all the way to South Africa and in the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Cod to Argentina.
Fisheries
There are major fisheries off of the West Africa coast, in the mediterranean, and along the coasts of Venezuela and brazil.Fishery numbers in 1983 totalled 1,983,000 tons.