FB-69927 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69927 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Sinocyclocheilus Sinocyclocheilus longicornus Luo, Xu, Wu, Zhou & Zhou, 2023 Blueback Sardinella Shiosai-iwashi 2023-01-18 2023-01-18 Hata, H. and H. Motomura0 <i>Sardinella alcyone</i>, n. sp., a new sardine (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4702(1):19-25. (Ref. 121926) FB-GeneralDescr-69937 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-01-27 00:00:00 2023-01-27 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69937 Found in coastal shallow waters and estuaries (Ref. 121926). Hata, H. and H. Motomura 2019 <i>Sardinella alcyone</i>, n. sp., a new sardine (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4702(1):19-25. (Ref. 121926) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69937 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-01-27 00:00:00 2023-01-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69937 This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: lateral body scales with centrally discontinuous vertical striae, and few perforations and pores posteriorly; scale rows in longitudinal series, 38-41 (modally 39); body with deciduous scales; pelvic fin with one unbranched and seven branched rays; gill rakers 99-112 (103) in first gill arch, 34-42 (39) in upper series, 64-72 (67) in lower series; gill rakers 97-115 (101) on second gill arch, 33-40 (35) in upper and 64-76 (74) in lower series; gill rakers 79-98 (84) on third gill arch, 31-38 (33) in upper and 48-60 (57) in lower series; gill rakers 62-77 (68) on fourth gill arch, 24-31 (27) in upper and 37-47 (39) in lower series; gill rakers 25-31 (27) on hind face of third gill arch; scutes on ventral of body 17 or 18 (18) + 12-14 (13) = 30-32 (31); pectoral fin long, 20.7-23.4% SL; pelvic fin long, 11.9-13.1% SL; upper jaw moderately long, 10.8-12.4% SL and also the lower jaw, 11.8-13.4% SL; pre-anal-fin length 77.4-82.3% SL. Colouration: caudal fin with black posterior margin; dorsal-fin origin with a black spot (Ref. 121926). Hata, H. and H. Motomura 2019 <i>Sardinella alcyone</i>, n. sp., a new sardine (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4702(1):19-25. (Ref. 121926) FB-Distribution-69937 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-01-27 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69937 Northwest Pacific: Japan (Okinawa I., Ryukyu Is.) and Taiwan. Hata, H. and H. Motomura 2019 <i>Sardinella alcyone</i>, n. sp., a new sardine (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4702(1):19-25. (Ref. 121926) FB-Size-69937 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-01-27 00:00:00 2023-01-27 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69937 11.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 121926)) Hata, H. and H. Motomura 2019 <i>Sardinella alcyone</i>, n. sp., a new sardine (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4702(1):19-25. (Ref. 121926) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69937 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-01-27 00:00:00 2023-01-27 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69937 pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine; depth range ? - 1 m (Ref. 121926) Hata, H. and H. Motomura 2019 <i>Sardinella alcyone</i>, n. sp., a new sardine (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4702(1):19-25. (Ref. 121926)