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> Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Sardinella: Latin and Greek, sarda = sardine; name related to the island of Sardinia; diminutive (Ref. 45335); rouxi: Named in honor of Charles Roux, director of the 'Centre Océanographique de Pointe-Noire' (Ref. 86940).
More on author: Poll.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino; salmastro; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 50 m (Ref. 188). Tropical; 17°N - 10°S, 18°W - 14°E (Ref. 188)

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Atlantic Ocean: Eastern Atlantic Ocean from Senegal southward to Congo, possibly to northern Angola (Ref. 188, 5286, 81269, 81631).

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 188); common length : 13.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 188)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 16-19; Spine anali 0; Raggi anali molli: 16 - 21. Diagnosis: Body moderately deep, belly fairly sharply keeled (Ref. 188). Lower gillrakers 30-40 (Ref. 188). A black or golden spot behind gill opening; upper part of pectoral fin dusky; caudal fin pale yellow with dusky hind margin (Ref. 188). Sardinella rouxi resembles S. maderensis, which has more gillrakers and a grey caudal fin, its tips almost black (Ref. 188). It is distinguished from small S. aurita by having 1 unbranched and 7 branched pelvic fin rays vs. 1 unbranched and 8 branched in S. aurita, and no black spot on hind part of gill cover (Ref. 188).

Sardinella rouxi is found in inshore waters and along beaches, forming schools (Ref. 188).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 188)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Sardinella rouxi (Poll, 1953)