Indian oil sardine

Sardinella longiceps

Dorosomatid Fish beneath Gulf of Oman

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
South Asia
Southeast Asia
West Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

The Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella. It is one of the two most important commercial fishes in India (with the mackerel). The Indian oil sardine is one of the more regionally limited species of Sardinella and can be found in the northern regions of the Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Sardinella
Maximum length: 23 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indian Ocean: northern and western parts only, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, but apparently not Red Sea or the Persian Gulf, eastward to southern part of India, on eastern coast to Andhra; possibly to the Andaman Islands. Thus, studies pertaining to this species from the Philippines or Indonesia probably refer to Sardinella lemuru .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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