Slender white sardine
Species of fish
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The slender white sardine (Escualosa elongata) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae in the genus Escualosa.[2] It was described by Thosaporn Wongratana in 1983.[3] It is a tropical fish which was discovered at a Sunday market in Bangkok, Thailand, though the two specimens (holotype: BMNH 1973.1.18.1; paratype: CUB (uncat. 1)[4]) were caught off the eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand.[2] The sardines are known to swim at a maximum depth of 50 metres. The largest known standard length for the species is 6.7 centimetres (2.64 inches).[2][4] It is distinguished from its sister species, Escualosa thoracata (the white sardine) by having a slenderer body, earning it its common name, and also by a silver band on its flank.[2]
| Slender white sardine | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Escualosa |
| Species: | E. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Escualosa elongata Wongratana, 1983 | |
