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Goldstripe sardinella
| Goldstripe sardinella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sardinella |
| Species: | S. gibbosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)
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The goldstripe sardinella (Sardinella gibbosa) or goldstripe sardine is a species of fish of the family Clupeidae. It is native to shallow tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, living at depths down to 70 m, and being associated with coral reefs. It grows up to 17 cm in length and forms large schools.
It is an important commercial fish, and is eaten dried, salted, boiled, or made into fish balls.[1]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sardinella gibbosa". FishBase. May 2006 version.
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