Escualosa thoracata

The white sardine (Escualosa thoracata) is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1847. It is a tropical fish of the Indo-Pacific distributed from Thailand to Indonesia and Australia.^[3] Other common names include deep herring and northern herring.^[4]

Escualosa thoracata
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Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Dorosomatidae
Genus:	Escualosa
Species:	E. thoracata
Binomial name
Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)
Synonyms
Kowala thoracata Valenciennes, 1847 Esculaosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847) Clupea coval Cuvier, 1829 Kowala coval (Cuvier, 1829) Meletta lile Valenciennes, 1847 Clupeoides lile (Valenciennes, 1847) Clupoides lile (Valenciennes, 1847) Rogenia argyrotaenia Bleeker, 1852 Clupea argyrotaenia (Bleeker, 1852) Rogenia argijrotaenia Bleeker, 1852 Clupea macrolepis Steindachner, 1879 [2]

This species is amphidromous. It is known to swim at a maximum depth of 50 metres. The largest known standard length for the species is 10 cm.^[3] It is distinguished from its sister species, Escualosa elongata, the slender white sardine, by its deeper body and broader silver band. The white sardine feeds on zooplankton and phytoplankton. It is a commercially important fish, used fresh and dried.^[3]