Sardinops is a monotypic genus of sardines of the family Alosidae. The only member of the genus is Sardinops sagax. It is found in the Indo-Pacific and East Pacific oceans. Its length is up to 40 cm (16 in). It has numerous common or vernacular names, some of which more appropriately refer to subspecies, including blue pilchard, Australian pilchard (S. s. neopilchardus), blue-bait, Californian pilchard (S. s. caeruleus), Peruvian Pacific sardine (S. s. sagax), South American pilchard, Chilean sardine (S. s. sagax), Japanese pilchard (S. s. melanostictus), Pacific sardine, and Southern African pilchard (S. s. ocellatus).
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Sardinops is a monotypic genus of sardines of the family Alosidae. The only member of the genus is Sardinops sagax. It is found in the Indo-Pacific and...
Marquesan sardinella (Sardinella marquesensis) Genus Sardinops South American pilchard (Sardinops sagax) Although they are not true sardines, sprats are...
subspecies and species of international importance include Sardinops sagax caeruleus (USA), Sardinops sagax melanosticta (Japan), and Sardina pilchardus (Spain)...
oxygen minimum zone. The most abundant fishes in the Benguela system are Sardinops and Engraulis. The Southern African pilchard (S. s. ocellatus), was intensely...
annual sardine run, involving millions of southern African pilchard (Sardinops sagax). Like other requiem sharks, it is viviparous, with the developing...
hide. There is a sardine fishery in Australia harvesting the species Sardinops sagax. The species occurs—in temperate waters, from inshore waters to...
anchovy, and a small proportion of Japanese pilchard (真鰯, ma iwashi), Sardinops sagax melanostictus, a subspecies of sardine. One specialty product is...
species of the South African population are the Clupeoid fishes sardines, Sardinops sagax and anchovies, Engraulis japonicus, on which it is a major predator...
Cyclic changes in these currents resulted in a decline in the sardine sardinops melanosticta populations. Fisheries catches fell from 5 million tonnes...
preferred schooling fish such as the chub mackerel, Etrumeus sadina and Sardinops caeruleus. It also feeds on some species of squid, most commonly the jumbo...
sardinella Sardinops neopilchardus Australian pilchard Spratelloides delicatulus Blue sprat Coryphaena hippurus Mahi Mahi South Africa Sardinops ocellatus...
billions of sardines – or more specifically the Southern African pilchard Sardinops sagax – spawn in the cool waters of the Agulhas Bank and move northward...
east coast. In the 'sardine run', billions of Southern African pilchard Sardinops sagax spawn in the cold waters of the Agulhas Bank and move northward...
tuna are largely fed fresh or frozen small pelagic fishes (including Sardinops sagax) and the use of formulated pellets is not yet viable. This cost...
minor, in Victoria 1995-96 following a widespread mortality of pilchards, Sardinops sagax". Marine and Freshwater Research. 51 (4): 355–362. doi:10.1071/MF99114...
but it can pause to examine the sea surface for fish. The pilchard (Sardinops sagax) is a preferred prey item as it is an energy-rich source of food;...
Oozeki Hu trawl (MOHT), and the Nordic rope trawl. Californian pilchard — Sardinops sagax caeruleus Sardine run Environmental impact of fishing California...
nocturnal piscivores, the adults feed on pelagic fish like pilchard (Sardinops sagax)., as well as Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus), and Cape horse...
surface-shoaling fish such as anchovy (Engraulis capensis) and pilchard (Sardinops sagax), has been implicated as one of the most significant factors causing...
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