About Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1838)
Sardinella maderensis, commonly known as the Madeiran sardinella, is a small ray-finned fish species belonging to the genus Sardinella. It is found in the Eastern Atlantic and Southeastern Mediterranean. This is a silvery fish similar in appearance to the round sardinella (Sardinella aurita), but can be distinguished from that species by its gray caudal fins that have black tips. Madeiran sardinella feeds on phytoplankton and fish larvae. It is a pelagic, oceanodromous species that forms schools in coastal waters, and these schools are often mixed with those of S. aurita. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the conservation status of this species as vulnerable.
