Sardinella albella
Introduction The '''white sardinella''' ('''''Sardinella albella'''''), also known as '''deep-bodied sardine''', '''perforated-scale sardine''' or '''short-bodied sardine''', is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Sardinella''. It is an important food fish, which can be feed as dried, salted, or fresh forms.
Description It is distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific oceans from Madagascar, around India, Sri Lanka, and eastward to Indonesia, Taiwan and south to Papua New Guinea. It is a small schooling fish found in depth of 20-50m. Maximum length do not exceed 21.5 cm. The fish has 13 to 21 dorsal soft rays and 12 to 23 anal soft rays. There is a dark spot at origin part of dorsal fin. It feeds on small planktons.
See also *List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka
References * IUCN Red List* WoRMS* Prevalence of ''Nerocila depressa'' (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) on ''Sardinella albella'' from a Thai estuary