blacktip sardinella
Sardinella melanura (Cuvier, 1829)
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sardinella melanura (Cuvier, 1829)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Common name
- blacktip sardinella
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Sardinella
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · 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
- genusSardinella Valenciennes, 1847
- speciesSardinella melanura (Cuvier, 1829)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sardinella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner, 1879) | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fringescale sardinellaSardinella fimbriata (Valenciennes, 1847) | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sind sardinellaSardinella sindensis (Day, 1878) | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Japanese sardinellaSardinella zunasi (Bleeker, 1854) | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| East African sardinellaSardinella neglecta Wongratana, 1983 | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| goldstripe sardinellaSardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849) | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sardinella electra Hata & Motomura, 2019 | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sardinella lintriculus Schwarzhans, 2019 | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Herklotsichthys vittatus (Valenciennes, 1847) (Valenciennes, 1847) | synonym |
| Sardinella nigricaudata Chan, 1965 Chan, 1965 | synonym |
| Clupea otaitensis Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Clupeonia commersonii Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Harengula melanura (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Harengula vanicoris Jordan & Seale, 1906 Jordan & Seale, 1906 | synonym |
| Harengula vittata (Valenciennes, 1847) (Valenciennes, 1847) | synonym |
| Sardinella melaneura (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Clupea commersonii (Valenciennes, 1847) (Valenciennes, 1847) | synonym |
| Clupea melanura Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Clupeonia commersoni Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Clupeonia vittata 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=212271 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:79MLY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.