The white sardine (Escualosa thoracata) is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1847. It is a tropical fish of the Indo-Pacific distributed from Thailand to Indonesia and Australia.[2] Other common names include deep herring and northern herring.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Escualosa |
| Species: | E. thoracata
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| Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)
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This species is amphidromous. It is known to swim at a maximum depth of 50 metres. The largest known standard length for the species is 10 cm.[2] It is distinguished from its sister species, Escualosa elongata, the slender white sardine, by its deeper body and broader silver band. The white sardine feeds on zooplankton and phytoplankton. It is a commercially important fish, used fresh and dried.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Synonyms of Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)". fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Escualosa thoracata. FishBase. 2017.
- ^ Escualosa thoracata. Fishes of Australia.