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Round Sardinella

Sardinella aurita

497 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 23, February 28, March 26, April 41, May 41, June 25, July 20, August 19, September 24, October 24, November 19, December 21.
United States1,045
North Carolina310
Texas196
Virginia67
Alabama53
New Jersey31
New York29
South Carolina27
Georgia12
Spain12

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderHerrings · Clupeiformes
FamilyThread Herrings, Gizzard Shads, and Sardinellas · Dorosomatidae
GenusSardinellas · Sardinella

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