The slender white sardine (Escualosa elongata) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae in the genus Escualosa.[2] It was described by Thosaporn Wongratana in 1983.[3] It is a tropical fish which was discovered at a Sunday market in Bangkok, Thailand, though the two specimens (holotype: BMNH 1973.1.18.1; paratype: CUB (uncat. 1)[4]) were caught off the eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand.[2] The sardines are known to swim at a maximum depth of 50 metres. The largest known standard length for the species is 6.7 centimetres (2.64 inches).[2][4] It is distinguished from its sister species, Escualosa thoracata (the white sardine) by having a slenderer body, earning it its common name, and also by a silver band on its flank.[2]
| Slender white sardine | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Escualosa |
| Species: | E. elongata
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| Binomial name | |
| Escualosa elongata Wongratana, 1983
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References
edit- ^ Gaughan, D. (2017). "Escualosa elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98472163A98846392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98472163A98846392.en. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d Escualosa elongata at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Wongratana, T., 1983 (10 Mar.) [ref. 8265] Diagnoses of 24 new species and proposal of a new name for a species of Indo-Pacific clupeoid fishes. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4): 385-407.
- ^ a b Escualosa elongata Archived 2013-04-22 at archive.today at www.fishwise.co.za.