Spanish Sardine

Family Clupeidae, HERRINGS
Sardinella aurita

Description: back bluish gray, sometimes greenish; sides silvery to brassy; slender body.

Where found: in schools ranging from N. Gulf of Mexico to Brazil

Size: up to 10"

Remarks: an abundant fish, representing a resource so far only utilized locally.

*The Florida records quoted are from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and are not necessarily the most current ones. The records are provided as only as a benchmark.