The round sardinella (Sardinella aurita), sometimes known as Spanish sardine, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella found in both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Round Sardinella being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sardina pilchardus
- Sardinops sagax
- Clupea harengus
- Engraulis encrasicolus
- Engraulis ringens
- Sardinella maderensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Sardinella
- Species
- Sardinella aurita
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