Author: (Walbaum, 1792)
FBname: Spotted sardinella
Comments: A pelagic, schooling species occurring in coastal waters and lagoons (Ref. 188, 53568), at depths of 1-75m (Ref. 82332). In Panggang Island, Indonesia it was recorded in temperatures of 28.5-29.8°C and salinities of 31.6-32.3 ppt (Ref. 823). It feeds mainly on copepods, nauplii and zoea larvae, larval bivalves and gastropods, as well as <i>Peridinium</i> and <i>Ceratium</i>; juveniles also on phytoplankton (Ref. 188). Used as bait in the tuna fishery.