smoothbelly sardinella

Amblygaster leiogaster

They swim and spawn in schools

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Amblygaster leiogaster, the smoothbelly sardinella, also known as blue sardine, blue sprat, bluebait, is a reef-associated marine species of sardinella in the herring family Clupeidae. It is one of the three species of genus Amblygaster. It is found in the marine waters along Indo-West Pacific regions south towards western Australia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Amblygaster
Maximum length: 23 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: coasts of Africa eastward to Okinawa, Japan; south to Western Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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