Slender white sardine
The slender white sardine (Escualosa elongata) is a species of sardine (family Clupeidae) in the genus Escualosa.[1] It was described by Thosaporn Wongratana in 1983.[2] It is a tropical fish which was discovered at a Sunday market in Bangkok, Thailand, though the two specimens (holotype: BMNH 1973.1.18.1; paratype: CUB (uncat. 1)[3]) were caught off the eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand.[1] The sardines are known to swim at a maximum depth of 50 metres. The largest known standard length for the species is 6.7 centimetres (2.64 inches).[1][3] It is distinguished from its sister species, Escualosa thoracata (the white sardine) by having a more slender body, earning it its common name, and also by a silver band on its flank.[1]
| Slender white sardine | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Escualosa |
| Species: | E. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Escualosa elongata Wongratana, 1983 | |
References
- Escualosa elongata at www.fishbase.org.
- Wongratana, T., 1983 (10 Mar.) [ref. 8265] Diagnoses of 24 new species and proposal of a new name for a species of Indo-Pacific clupeoid fishes. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4): 385-407.
- Escualosa elongata Archived 2013-04-22 at Archive.today at www.fishwise.co.za.
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