Name
Sardina pilchardus
European pilchard
Framing
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Genus: Sardina
Species: pilchardus
Habitat
Marine. Pelagic. Neritic, moving closer to the coast during breeding.
Feeding
Free living. Gregarious, forms large shoals. Feeds on zooplankton
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Conservation status
Not threatened
Additional information
Laterally compressed body up to 27 cm long. Back bluish or greenish, flanks and belly silvery, with 6 to 8 black spots on the sides behind the head.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Corbera, J., Sabatés, A. y García- Rubios, A. (1996). Peces del Mar de la Península Ibérica. Planeta. 312 pp.- Lythgoe, J. & Lythgoe, G. (1991). Guía de los Peces de Mar del Atlántico Norte y del Mediterráneo.Omega. Barcelona. 256 pp.- Lloris, D. (2015). Ictiofauna marina. Manual de identificación de los peces marinos de la Península Ibérica y Baleares. Omega. 674 pp. Biblioteca del Departamento de Zoología