Sardinella melanura (Cuvier, 1829)

Blacktip sardinella

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Clupeiformes \| Clupeidae
Synonyms	Clupea melanura, Harengula melanura, Clupeonia commersoni, ... more
Common names	Sardinelle queue noire, Sardinela rabo negro, Black-tipped sardine, ... more

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Main reference

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. (Ref. 188)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 15.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54980); common length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 188)

Environment

Pelagic-neritic; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 188)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 26°N - 23°S, 37°E - 179°W (Ref. 188)

Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden south to Madagascar and Mauritius and east to the Arabian Sea and northwestern India (apparently not found south of Bombay nor in northern Bay of Bengal); then from Indonesia (but not in South China Sea) to Samoa. Reported from the Penghu Islands (Ref. 55073).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Body depth usually not much more than 30% of standard length; scutes 27 to 31. The jet black caudal tips distinguish S. melanura from all other species of Sardinella except S. atricauda (scutes 32 to 35), S. hualiensis (dark spot at dorsal fin origin, scales fimbriated and with small perforations) and S. fijiense (gill rakers 87 to 134).

Form schools in coastal waters (Ref. 188, 75154). Regarded a robust and very good bait in the tuna fishery.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=4; k >0.7)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (20 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen

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