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White Sardine

Escualosa thoracata

Least concern

White Sardine
C. Achilles · Public domain

Overview

The white sardine is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1847. It is a tropical fish of the Indo-Pacific distributed from Thailand to Indonesia and Australia. Other common names include deep herring and northern herring.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Escualosa thoracata — CC BY-SA 4.0