Dr.Arif Muhammad Khan. University of Sargodha ,Sargodha ,Pakistan. Dr.Arif Muhammad Khan. Year: 2020. Contact: arif.khan@uos.edu.pk.
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Holotype of Sardinella pacifica sp. n., BMNH 1985.4.12.1, 105.1 mm SL, Manila Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines. Source: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/30688/zoom/fig/11/
The South American pilchard, Sardinops sagax, is a sardine of the Family Clupeidae, the only member of the genus Sardinops, found in the indo-Pacific oceans. Their length is up to 40 cm. It has a number of other common names, some of which are for subspecies: blue pilchard, Australian pilchard, blue-bait, Californian pilchard, Chilean sardine, Japanese pilchard, Pacific sardine, and Southern African pilchard.