Author: (Valenciennes, 1847)
FBname: Fringescale sardinella
Comments: Forms schools in coastal waters.  Misidentifications (especially with <i>S. gibbosa</i> in Indian waters and <i>S. albella</i> in the western Indian Ocean) make published biological data potentially unreliable.  Marketed fresh, dried-salted, boiled or made into fish balls.