Allfishes
Atlantic thread herring
Opisthonema oglinum
The Atlantic thread herring has a fusiform (spindle-shaped), moderately compressed body. The abdomen has 32 to …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Blacktip sardinella
Sardinella melanura
Blacktip Sardinella body depth usually does not exceed 30% of standard length; scutellum 27 to 31.
Bloch's gizzard shad
Nematalosa nasus
Body rather deep, its depth about 34-41% of the standard length, abdomen with 17-20 + 9-13 …
Chacunda gizzard shad
Anodontostoma chacunda
The depth of the body increases with the size of the fish, from 40 to 70% …
Deepbody sardinella
Sardinella brachysoma
Body deep; total number of scales from 29 to 32. Vertical furrows on the scales overlapping …
Fringescale sardinella
Sardinella fimbriata
They have a spindle-shaped body (its height is 25-34% of the total length), it is slightly …
Goldstripe sardinella
Sardinella gibbosa
The body of the Goldstripe Sardinella is elongated, the body height is usually 24-30% of the …
Herring
Clupea
Body compressed from the sides, with jagged edge of abdomen. Scales moderate or large, rarely small. …
Indian anchovy
Stolephorus indicus
The body of the Indian anchovy has the typical shape of an anchovy. It is slender, …
Indian oil sardine
Sardinella longiceps
Body spindle-shaped, subcylindrical (its height usually less than 30% of the standard length), slightly compressed at …
Indonesian gizzard shad
Anodontostoma selangkat
The depth of the body increases with the size of the fish. The second supramaxillary bone …
Japanese anchovy
Engraulis japonicus
Body elongated, moderately high, height 4-5 times less than length, compressed at the sides and covered …
Japanese pilchard
Sardinops melanosticta
The Japanese pilchard is a small, slender, silvery fish with a streamlined body typical of the …
Kelee shad
Hilsa kelee
Hilsa kelee is now considered the only species in the genus Hilsa, although other species were …
Rainbow sardine
Dussumieria acuta
The body of the rainbow sardine is prominent, slightly flattened at the sides and covered with …
Round sardinella
Sardinella aurita
The round sardinella is similar to the European sardine in body structure, but differs from it …
Sardine, Pacific
Sardinops caeruleus
It has an elongated body, compressed head and small mouth, of moderate size. There are no …
Shad, American
Alosa sapidissima
The laterally compressed, rather deep body of the American shad is silvery white, with some amount …
Shad, Hickory
Alosa mediocris
Gray-green on the back and transitioning to silver on the sides, the hickory shad has transparent …
Slender rainbow sardine
Dussumieria elopsoides
The slender rainbow sardine has a pronounced, slightly flattened body covered with large cycloid scales, body …
Western Pacific gizzard shad
Nematalosa come
Abdomen with 18 or 19 (rarely 20) + 10-13 (usually 11 or 12) scutes, total of …
White sardinella
Sardinella albella
This species is characterised by the following features: the body is strongly compressed, its depth is …