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Sardine

Harengula clupeola (Cuvier, 1829)

Status not recordedbony fish

The sardine (Harengula clupeola) is a species in the family Dorosomatidae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the sardine

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 sardine live?

Not recorded

Is the sardine 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 sardine classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderClupeiformes
  5. familyDorosomatidae
  6. genusHarengula
  7. SpeciesHarengula clupeola (Cuvier, 1829)

Synonyms Alosa bishopi, Clupea clupeola, Clupea macrophthalma, Harengula latulus, Sardinella clupeola, Sardinella macrophthalma

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • False herringEnglish
  • False pilchardEnglish
  • sleď západoindickýCzech
  • Falsk sildDanish
  • sardina escamudaSpanish
  • カリブウロコサッパJapanese
  • SaldinchiPapiamento
  • Śledzianka czarnokropkaPolish
  • Sardinha-pelágicaPortuguese
  • Сельдевидная харенгулаRussian
  • sardinita carapachonaSpanish
  • SardinchiPapiamento

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sardine

Other species in the same genus Harengula.

Herring

Harengula jaguana

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Sardine

Harengula humeralis

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Herring

Harengula thrissina

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sardine?

The sardine (Harengula clupeola) 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). Sardine (Harengula clupeola). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/harengula-clupeola

MLA

“Sardine (Harengula clupeola).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/harengula-clupeola.

BibTeX
@misc{harengula_clupeola_2026,
  title = {Sardine (Harengula clupeola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/harengula-clupeola},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}