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Amblygaster leiogaster (Valenciennes, 1847)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Body moderately slender, belly rather rounded, scutes not prominent. Distinguished from A. sirm by the absence of spots along the flank (gold in life, black on preservation) and fewer lower gill rakers. Closely resembles A. clupeoides, which has fewer lower gill rakers.

Common Names

  • سردينة بطن مُنسَجِم , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Lupnos , Bikol , Philippines
  • Taporok , Bikol , Philippines
  • Tabagak , Cebuano , Philippines
  • Tamban , Cebuano , Philippines
  • Tabagak , Chavacano , Philippines
  • Sleď indooceánský , Czech , Czechia
  • Almindelig glatmavesardin , Danish , Denmark
  • Tamban , Davawenyo , Philippines
  • Blue sardine , English , Australia
  • Blue sprat , English , Australia
  • Bluebait , English , Australia
  • Sardine , English , Australia
  • Sardine , English , Malaysia
  • Smooth-belly sardinella , English , Malaysia
  • Smooth-belly sardinella , English , Global
  • Smoothbelly sardine , English , Australia
  • Smoothbelly sardinella , English , Australia
  • Smoothbelly sardinella , English , North. Marianas
  • Smoothbelly sardinella , English , Global
  • Smoothbelly sardinella , English , India
  • Smoothbelly sardinella , English , Philippines
  • Silekõht-tambaan , Estonian , Estonia
  • Sardinelle daniva , French , Global
  • Tamban , Hiligaynon , Philippines
  • Tuloy , Hiligaynon , Philippines
  • Mangurōbu-iwashi , Japanese , Japan
  • Yamato-mizun , Japanese , Japan
  • Ciro , Javanese , Indonesia
  • Lemuru , Javanese , Indonesia
  • Siro , Javanese , Indonesia
  • Turay , Kuyunon , Philippines
  • Sibula , Makassarese (Makassar) , Indonesia
  • Lemuru , Malay , Indonesia
  • Tamban , Malay , Malaysia
  • Tamban beluru , Malay , Malaysia
  • Tamban siantan , Malay , Malaysia
  • Tamban-beluru siantan , Malay , Malaysia
  • Keerimeen , Malayalam , India
  • കീരിമീന് , Malayalam , India
  • കീരിമീന് , Malayalam , India
  • 平胸圆腹砂 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 平胸圓腹砂 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 沙丁鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 細腹小沙丁魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 细腹小沙丁鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 鈍腹鯡 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 钝腹鲱 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 钝腹鲱 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 鳁仔 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Kasig , Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug (Tao Sug) , Philippines
  • Sardinela daniva , Spanish , Spain
  • Barunday , Surigaonon , Philippines
  • Dagaa-papa , Swahili , Tanzania
  • Tamban , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Cá Lầm , Vietnamese , Viet Nam
  • Tamban , Waray-waray , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Clupeiformes

    Family: Dorosomatidae

    Genus: Amblygaster

    Species: Amblygaster leiogaster (Valenciennes, 1847)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-West Pacific: coasts of Africa eastward to Okinawa, Japan; south to Western Australia.

    • Biology

    A schooling species occurring in coastal waters (Ref. 188, 75154).

    Habitat

    neritic