Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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. Other common names include deep herring and northern herring.
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. 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Escualosa thoracata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:29:23.667949+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)
- Name authority
- (Valenciennes, 1847)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Escualosa
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
- familyDorosomatidae Gill, 1861
- genusEscualosa Whitley, 1940
- speciesEscualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Escualosa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Escualosa elongata Wongratana, 1983 | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Esculaosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847) (Valenciennes, 1847) | synonym |
| Kowala thoracata Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Rogenia argijrotaenia Bleeker, 1852 Bleeker, 1852 | synonym |
| Rogenia argyrotaenia Bleeker, 1852 Bleeker, 1852 | synonym |
| Clupea coval Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Meletta lile Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Alausa champil Cantor, 1850 Cantor, 1850 | synonym |
| Clupea argyrotaenia (Bleeker, 1852) (Bleeker, 1852) | synonym |
| Kowala coval (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Clupea macrolepis Steindachner, 1879 Steindachner, 1879 | synonym |
| Clupeoides lile (Valenciennes, 1847) (Valenciennes, 1847) | synonym |
| Clupoides lile (Valenciennes, 1847) (Valenciennes, 1847) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280714 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BHKS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.