Sardinops
E794062
Sardinops is a genus of small, schooling marine fish commonly known as sardines, found in temperate coastal waters and important in commercial fisheries and marine food webs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sardinops canonical | 1 |
| Sardinops sagax | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| behavior | schooling ⓘ |
| bodyShape | fusiform ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
Australian sardine
ⓘ
California sardine ⓘ Japanese sardine ⓘ Pacific sardine ⓘ South African pilchard NERFINISHED ⓘ South American pilchard ⓘ sardines ⓘ |
| describedAs | small schooling marine fish ⓘ |
| diet | plankton ⓘ |
| distribution | temperate oceans ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
forage fish
ⓘ
key component of marine food webs ⓘ |
| economicImportance | important in commercial fisheries ⓘ |
| family | Clupeidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | planktivorous ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine environment
ⓘ
temperate coastal waters ⓘ temperate coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Sardinops caeruleus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sardinops melanostictus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sardinops neopilchardus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sardinops ocellatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sardinops sagax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | supports large predator populations ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
silvery body
ⓘ
single dorsal fin ⓘ |
| order | Clupeiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Sardinops
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sardinops NERFINISHED ⓘ Sardinops NERFINISHED ⓘ Sardinops ⓘ Sardinops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | broadcast spawner ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | low trophic level fish ⓘ |
| usedFor |
canned fish products
ⓘ
fish meal production ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sardinops sagax