| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sardinella albella (Valenciennes, 1847) |
White sardinella | Indo-West Pacific | 15 |
| Sardinella alcyone Hata & Motomura, 2019 |
Blueback Sardinella | Northwest Pacific | 10.98 |
| Sardinella atricauda (Günther, 1868) |
Bleeker's blacktip sardinella | Western Pacific | 12.6 |
| Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847 |
Round sardinella | Atlantic Ocean | 41 |
| Sardinella brachysoma Bleeker, 1852 |
Deepbody sardinella | Indo-West Pacific | 13 |
| Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner, 1879) |
Brazilian sardinella | Western Atlantic | 27 |
| Sardinella dayi Regan, 1917 |
Day's sardinella | Indian Ocean | 10.09 |
| Sardinella electra Hata & Motomura, 2019 |
Island Sardinella | Northwest Pacific | 10.99 |
| Sardinella fijiensis (Fowler & Bean, 1923) |
Fiji sardinella | Western Pacific | 11.5 |
| Sardinella fimbriata (Valenciennes, 1847) |
Fringescale sardinella | Indo-West Pacific | 19 |
| Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849) |
Goldstripe sardinella | Indo-West Pacific | 29.6 |
| Sardinella goni Stern, Rinkevich & Goren, 2016 |
Gon’s sardinella | Western Pacific | 14.41 |
| Sardinella hualiensis (Chu & Tsai, 1958) |
Taiwan sardinella | Western Pacific | 12.5 |
| Sardinella jussieui (Valenciennes, 1847) |
Mauritian sardinella | Western Indian Ocean | 16.5 |
| Sardinella lemuru Bleeker, 1853 |
Bali sardinella | Eastern Indian Ocean | 23 |
| Sardinella longiceps Valenciennes, 1847 |
Indian oil sardine | Indian Ocean | 23 |
| Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1838) |
Madeiran sardinella | Atlantic Ocean | 30 |
| Sardinella marquesensis Berry & Whitehead, 1968 |
Marquesan sardinella | Eastern Pacific | 16 |
| Sardinella melanura (Cuvier, 1829) |
Blacktip sardinella | Indo-West Pacific | 20.3 |
| Sardinella neglecta Wongratana, 1983 |
East African sardinella | Western Indian Ocean | 13 |
| Sardinella pacifica Hata & Motomura, 2019 |
Western Pacific | 10.51 | |
| Sardinella richardsoni Wongratana, 1983 |
Richardson's sardinella | Northwest Pacific | 12 |
| Sardinella rouxi (Poll, 1953) |
Yellowtail sardinella | Atlantic Ocean | 16 |
| Sardinella sindensis (Day, 1878) |
Sind sardinella | Western Indian Ocean | 17 |
| Sardinella tawilis (Herre, 1927) |
Freshwater sardinella | Asia | 12 |
| Sardinella ventura Hata & Motomura, 2021 |
Fortune Sardinella | Western Indian Ocean | 10.26 |
| Sardinella zunasi (Bleeker, 1854) |
Japanese sardinella | Western Pacific | 18 |