Sardine

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A school of sardines in the ocean
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A school of sardines in the ocean

Sardine is a name of several kinds of fish, especially Oily Phil. Another name for these fish is Pilchard. All of those fish are quite small and are related to the herring. The latin name of the familiy of those fish is Cluepeideae. However, the naming is not precise. Fishbase, a database about all kinds of fish, has six species just named pilchard. There are over a dozen with the name of sardine. Many more exist, with the basic names qualified by adjectives.

Many shops and supermarkets sell canned (or tinned) sardines. Very often, those fish are not sardines, but rather sprats or round herrings.


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