Slender white sardine

The slender white sardine (Escualosa elongata) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae in the genus Escualosa.^[2] It was described by Thosaporn Wongratana in 1983.^[3] 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)^[4]) were caught off the eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand.^[2] 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).^[2][4] It is distinguished from its sister species, Escualosa thoracata (the white sardine) by having a slenderer body, earning it its common name, and also by a silver band on its flank.^[2]

Slender white sardine
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Dorosomatidae
Genus:	Escualosa
Species:	E. elongata
Binomial name
Escualosa elongata Wongratana, 1983