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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens
Subfamily: Alosinae
Genus: Sardina

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Photo by De Sanctis, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 27.5 cm SL
Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by De Sanctis, A.
 
Sardina pilchardus
[European pilchard]
1 Species of Family Clupeidae with Genus Sardina
(Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1792 Sardina pilchardus European pilchard Northeast Atlantic 27.5 SL



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