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Sardinella tawilis (Herre, 1927)

Freshwater sardinella
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Common names: Bombon sardine, Freshwater herring, Freshwater sardinella
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Anonymous, 1993
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Bleher, H., 1996
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Endemic to Lake Bombon (=Taal), Batangas (Ref. 280).It is believed to be the only freshwater sardine in the Philippines which immigrated from Balayan Bay to Taal Lake (Ref. 81621). Reported harvest in 1984 was over 29,000 tonnes, by 1995 it was below 60 t (Ref. 12165). In 1998, production was at a high of 1120 mt, but down to 294 mt in 2000 (Ref. 80723). Threatened due to overfishing (Ref. 12165, 13446). May have split from the marine Sardinella hualiensis in the late Pleistocene based on DNA analyses (Ref. 108843). Also Ref. 188, 12550, 58652,13446.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Järvesardinell, 菲律宾小沙丁鱼, Sardinka filipínská, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Sardinella: Latin and Greek, sarda = sardine; name related to the island of Sardinia; diminutive (Ref. 45335);  tawilis: tawilis is a local tagalog name (Ref. 2930).
  More on author: Herre.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; non-migratory.   Tropical; 18°N - 14°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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