Round Herring, Spanish Sardine 



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Round Herring 

 Etrumeus sadina (Mitchill) 



Color: Olive green above; sides and belly silvery. 

 Distribution: In the Gulf of Mexico and along the Amer- 

 ican Atlantic coast as far north as the Bay of Fundy. 

 Rare north of Cape Cod. Most common in the south. 

 Size: Maximum length about 15 inches. 

 General Information: Little is known about this fish. In 

 some years large schools are reported offshore along the 

 New Jersey and New York coasts. Probably an important 

 food for the tunas. 

 Commercial Importance: None. 



Spanish Sardine 

 Sardinella anchovia Cuvier and Valenciennes 



Color: Silvery. 



Distribution: Cape Cod to Brazil. 



Size: Maximum length about 7 inches. 



General Information: Little is known about this fish. It is 



not common close to shore but often is abundant offshore 



in midwater over great depths. 



Economic Importance: None. 



