goldstripe sardinella
Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)
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 goldstripe sardinella (Sardinella gibbosa) or goldstripe sardine is a species of fish of the family Clupeidae. It is native to shallow tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, living at depths down to 70 m, and being associated with coral reefs. It grows up to 17 cm in length and forms large schools.
It is an important commercial fish, and is eaten dried, salted, boiled, or made into fish balls.
Wikipedia contributors, Goldstripe sardinella; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:52:11.198933+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1849)
- Common name
- goldstripe 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 gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)
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 |
| blacktip sardinellaSardinella melanura (Cuvier, 1829) | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| East African sardinellaSardinella neglecta Wongratana, 1983 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Sardinella dactylolepis (Whitley, 1940) (Whitley, 1940) | synonym |
| Spratella tembang Bleeker, 1851 Bleeker, 1851 | synonym |
| Sardinelola gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849) (Bleeker, 1849) | synonym |
| Harengula gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849) (Bleeker, 1849) | synonym |
| Fimbriclupea dactyolepis Whitley, 1940 Whitley, 1940 | synonym |
| Fimbriclupea dactylolepis Whitley, 1940 Whitley, 1940 | synonym |
| Sardinia immaculata (Kishinouye, 1908) (Kishinouye, 1908) | synonym |
| Sardinella taiwanensis Raja & Hiyama, 1969 Raja & Hiyama, 1969 | synonym |
| Clupea gibbosa Bleeker, 1849 Bleeker, 1849 | synonym |
| Clupea immaculata Kishinouye, 1908 Kishinouye, 1908 | 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=212277 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:79MM5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.