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Bang

Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847

Status not recordedbony fish

The bang (Sardinella aurita) is a species in the family Dorosomatidae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the bang

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bang live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the bang as introduced in 4 countries.

  1. Bulgaria
  2. Georgia
  3. Russia
  4. Ukraine

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the bang endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bang classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderClupeiformes
  5. familyDorosomatidae
  6. genusSardinella
  7. SpeciesSardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847

Synonyms Alosa senegalensis, Clupanodon pseudohispanica, Clupea allecia, Clupea aurita, Clupea aurovittata, Clupea caeruleovittata, Clupea venulosa, Meletta mediterranea, Sardinella anchovia, Sardinella aurita mediterranea, Sardinella aurita terrasae, Sardinella euxina, Sardinella pinnula, Sardinia pseudohispanica

Other names and names in other languages (65)
  • AnchovyEnglish
  • Black spratEnglish
  • BlacksprotEnglish
  • Brazilian sardinellaEnglish
  • False sardineEnglish
  • Fry-dryEnglish
  • Gilt sardineEnglish
  • HerringEnglish
  • Orangespot sardineEnglish
  • PilchardEnglish
  • Round sardinellaEnglish
  • Round SardinelleEnglish
  • Round sardinesEnglish
  • SardineEnglish
  • SardinellaEnglish
  • Spanish sardineEnglish
  • سردين مبرومArabic
  • alatxaCatalan
  • sardinka obláCzech
  • Rund sardinelDanish
  • GoldsardineGerman
  • ΦρίσσαGreek
  • LachaSpanish
  • kultasardiiniFinnish
  • CailleFrench
  • טרית דקהHebrew
  • alacciaItalian
  • ブラジルサッパJapanese
  • AnsjovisDutch
  • SardinchiPapiamento
  • MarombaPortuguese
  • Круглая сардинеллаRussian
  • sardinelaAlbanian
  • buyuk sardalyaTurkish
  • Сардинка круглаUkrainian
  • sardinka brazilskáCzech
  • Große SardineGerman
  • Ohren-SardineGerman
  • OhrensardineGerman
  • alachaSpanish
  • AllachaSpanish
  • ArenqueSpanish
  • EspañolaSpanish
  • SardinaSpanish
  • Sardina AlachaSpanish
  • Sardina ArencadaSpanish
  • sardina de EspañaSpanish
  • sardina españolaSpanish
  • Sardina ListadaSpanish
  • Sardinela AtlanticaSpanish
  • SardiniaSpanish
  • allacheFrench
  • SardinelleFrench
  • sardinelle rondeFrench
  • Z'anchoisFrench
  • lacciotaItalian
  • gouden sardinelleDutch
  • oorsardientjeDutch
  • Sardinela lombudaPortuguese
  • Sardinela-lombudaPortuguese
  • Сардинелла круглаяRussian
  • sardele kanaliAlbanian
  • sardelja e madheAlbanian
  • Büyük SardalyaTurkish
  • Сардинела круглаUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bang

Other species in the same genus Sardinella.

Sardine

Sardinella longiceps

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Herring

Sardinella maderensis

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Tembang

Sardinella gibbosa

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Sardine

Sardinella albella

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBang vs SardineBang vs HerringBang vs Fringescale sardineBang vs Tembang

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the bang an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the bang as introduced in 4 countries: Bulgaria, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the bang?

The bang (Sardinella aurita) belongs to the family Dorosomatidae in the order Clupeiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bang (Sardinella aurita). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bang

MLA

“Bang (Sardinella aurita).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bang.

BibTeX
@misc{bang_2026,
  title = {Bang (Sardinella aurita)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bang},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}