Sardinops: Difference between revisions

The '''South American pilchard''' (''Sardinops sagax'') is a [[sardine]] of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Clupeidae]], the only member of the [[genus]] '''''Sardinops'''''. It is found in the [[Indo-Pacific]] and East Pacific oceans. Its length is up to {{convert|40|cm|in|abbr=on}}. It has other names, some of which more appropriately refer to subspecies, including '''blue pilchard''', '''Australian pilchard''' (''S. s. neopilchardus''), '''blue-bait''', '''Californian pilchard''' (''S. s. caeruleus''), [['''Peruvian_Pacific_sardine|Peruvian Pacific sardine''']] (''Sardinops sagax sagax''), '''Chilean sardine''' (''S. s. sagax''), '''Japanese pilchard''' (''S. s. melanostictus''), '''Pacific sardine''', and '''Southern African pilchard''' (''S. s. ocellatus'').