Sardinella tawilis (the freshwater sardinella, freshwater herring, bombon sardine or freshwater sardine) is a freshwater sardine found exclusively in the Philippines. It is the only member of the genus Sardinella known to exist entirely in fresh water.[2] Locally, they are known in Filipino as tawilis.[2]
S. tawilis is listed in the Ark of Taste international catalogue of endangered heritage foods of Philippine cuisine by the Slow Food movement.[3]
In January 2019, the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared
S. tawilis an endangered species.[4][5][6]
^"Sardinella tawilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
^ abFroese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2010). Sardinella tawilis in FishBase. November 2010 version.
^"Tawilis". Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
^Jazul, Noreen (24 January 2019). "'Tawilis' now an endangered species". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^"Taal Lake's Tawilis now on list of endangered species". CNN Philippines. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^"Isdang tawilis, endangered species na" (in Filipino). ABS-CBN News. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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