Genera
Sardines occur in several genera
- Genus Dussumieria
- Rainbow sardine - Dussumieria acuta
- Slender rainbow sardine - Dussumieria elopsoides
- Genus Escualosa
- Slender white sardine - Escualosa elongata
- White sardine - Escualosa thoracata
- Genus Sardina
- European pilchard (true sardine) Sardina pilchardus
- Genus Sardinella
- Round sardinella (gilt sardine, Spanish sardine) Sardinella aurita Sardinella longiceps, Sardinella gibbosa (Indian sardines)
- Genus Sardinops
- South American pilchard (Pacific sardine, California sardine, Chilean sardine, South African sardine) Sardinops sagax
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