Rainbow sardine
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| Rainbow Sardine | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Dussumieria |
| Species: | D. acuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes, 1847 |
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The Rainbow Sardine (Dussumieria acuta) is a bony fish important to aquaculture and commercial fisheries.
[edit] Description
The color of the rainbow sardine is iridescent blue with a shiny gold or brass line below, which quickly fades after death; the hind margin of the tail is broadly dark. The fish has a w-shaped pelvic scute; an isthmus tapering evenly forward; and more anal fin rays.
Mainly an inshore species, the rainbow sardine can be found in Indo-Pacific regions such as the Persian Gulf (and perhaps south to Somalia), Pakistan, India and Malaysia to Indonesia (Kalimantan) and the Philippines.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Dussumieria acuta" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
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