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Sardinella lemuru

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Bali sardinella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Sardinella
Species:
S. lemuru
Binomial name
Sardinella lemuru
Bleeker, 1853

Sardinella lemuru (Bali sardinella) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella found in the Eastern Indian Ocean and in the Western Pacific Ocean, in the area that stretches from southern Japan through the Malay Archipelago to the western Australia.[1]

Commercial Uses

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Bali sardinella is an important species[2] used in Indonesian feed mills to supply shrimp feed, as well as in imported fishmeal. Bali sardinella is also eaten fresh or processed. Processed Bali sardinella may be found as canned, boiled-salted, or fish flakes.

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sardinella lemuru". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. ^ "Sustainable Fisheries Partnership - Small Pelagics". www.sustainablefish.org. Archived from the original on 2011-03-10.
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