La sardinel·la (Sardinella fimbriata) és una espècie de peix de la família dels clupeids i de l'ordre dels clupeïformes.

Morfologia Els mascles poden assolir 13 cm de llargària total.Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeioidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303. FishBase

Depredadors És depredat per Scomberomorus plurilineatus, Synodontidae Saurida i Trichiurus lepturus.Portsev, P.I. 1980. The feeding of the cutlassfish, Trichiurus lepturus (Trichiuridae), off the west coast of India. J. Ichthyol. 20(5):60-65.FishBase

Hàbitat És un peix marí, pelàgic i de clima tropical (23°N - 12°S, 75°E - 153°E) que es troba fins als 50 m de fondària.

Distribució geogràfica Es troba des del sud de l'ÍndiaTalwar, P.K. i R.K. Kacker . Commercial sea fishes of India. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. 997 p.Kharbhari, J.P. 1982. Marine Fisheries Information Services India. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute: 18-23.Bennet, P.S., P.N.R. Nair, G. Luther, G.G. Annigeri, S.S. Rangan i K.N. Kurup 1992. Resource characteristics and stock assessment of lesser sardines in the Indian waters. Indian J. Fish. 39(3,4):136-151.Bal, D.V. i K.V. Rao 1990. Marine fisheries of India. Tate McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, Nova Delhi. Primera edició revisada. 472 p. i la Badia de BengalaArthur, J.R. i A.B.A. Ahmed 2002. Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p. fins a les FilipinesSchroeder, R.E. 1982. Length-weight relationships of fishes from Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines. Fish. Res. J. Philipp. 7(2):50-53. i l'est de Papua Nova Guinea.Kailola, P.J. 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea. A revised and annotated checklist. Vol. 1. Myxinidae to Synbranchidae. Research Bulletin No. 41. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Port Moresby, Papua Nova Guinea. 194 p.

Costums Forma bancs a aigües costaneres.

Ús comercial Es comercialitza fresc, adobat amb sal, cuit i com a mandonguilles.

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