Sardinella maderensis Madeiran Sardinella

Sardinella maderensis is commonly referred to as Madeiran Sardinella. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3824 

AphiaID:

126423 

Scientific:

Sardinella maderensis 

German:

Madeira-Sardine 

English:

Madeiran Sardinella 

Category:

Herrings 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Clupeiformes (Order) > Dorosomatidae (Family) > Sardinella (Genus) > maderensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lowe, ), 1838 

Occurrence:

Suez-Kanal, Angola, European Coasts, Greece, Israel, Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa 

Sea depth:

0 - 80 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Coastal waters, Estuaries (river mouths), Lagoons, Seawater, Sea water, Water column 

Temperature:

64.4 °F - 27,9 °F (18°C - 27,9°C) 

Food:

Fish larvae, Krill, Lobster eggs, Plankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Sardinella albella
• Sardinella atricauda
• 
  Sardinella aurita
  Sardinelle
• Sardinella brachysoma
• Sardinella brasiliensis
• Sardinella fijiense
• Sardinella fimbriata
• Sardinella gibbosa
• Sardinella hualiensis
• Sardinella jussieu
• Sardinella lemuru
• Sardinella longiceps
• 
  Sardinella maderensis
  Madeira-Sardine
• Sardinella marquesensis
• 
  Sardinella melanura
  Sardine
• Sardinella neglecta
• Sardinella richardsoni
• 
  Sardinella rouxi
  "Gelbschwanz"Sardine
• Sardinella sindensis
• Sardinella tawilis
• Sardinella zunasi
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-08-17 12:25:35 

Last edit:

2025-08-16 15:03:40 

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