sardinella

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See also: Sardinella, and sardinel·la

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

sardinella (plural sardinellas or sardinella)

  1. Any fish of the genus Sardinella
    • 2015 October 15, “The Principles of Buoyancy in Marine Fish Eggs and Their Vertical Distributions across the World Oceans”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      The small pelagic fish like anchovies, sardines and sardinella are all abundant species in EBUEs where they all have pelagic egg distributions.