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Stout sardine

Steindachnerina argentea (Gill, 1858)

Status not recordedbony fish

The stout sardine (Steindachnerina argentea) is a species in the family Curimatidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the stout 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 stout sardine live?

Not recorded

Is the stout 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 stout sardine classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyCurimatidae
  6. genusSteindachnerina
  7. SpeciesSteindachnerina argentea (Gill, 1858)

Synonyms Curimata argentea, Curimata argenteus, Curimatus argenteus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Hump-backed sardineEnglish
  • kurimata stříbroleskláCzech
  • CoporitoSpanish
  • Серебристая куриматаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stout sardine

Other species in the same genus Steindachnerina.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the stout sardine?

The stout sardine (Steindachnerina argentea) belongs to the family Curimatidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Stout sardine (Steindachnerina argentea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stout-sardine

MLA

“Stout sardine (Steindachnerina argentea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/stout-sardine.

BibTeX
@misc{stout_sardine_2026,
  title = {Stout sardine (Steindachnerina argentea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stout-sardine},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}