Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 128-129

Sardinella aurita Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 41 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-350 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from throughout the Mediterranean Sea south along West Africa to Saldana Bay, South Africa, including the Canary Islands. Caught by artisanal fishery south of Cap Lopez, but not target as in Pointe-Noire ( Congo) (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).