Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1838)

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 : 129

Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1838)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 30 cm SL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 0-80 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (A2d / 2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East central Atlantic: known from south-eastern Spain and Gibraltar and southward along coastal West Africa, from Morocco to at least Luanda, Angola, and perhaps further south (single record from Walvis Bay, Namibia), including Madeira and Canary Islands. Caught by artisanal fishery south of Cap Lopez, but not target as in Pointe-Noire (Congo) (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).