pilchard
Sardina pilchardus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Alosidae
- Genus
- Sardina
Where to Find
Found in 30 diving areas across 14 countries and 2 regions.
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 1 records
- Ksamil, Albania - 3 records
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 13 records
- Istria Peninsula, Croatia - 42 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 614 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 286 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 612 records
- Bornholm, Denmark - 1 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 9 records
- Corsica, France - 4 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 41 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 254 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 77 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 40 records
- Sardinia, Italy - 11 records
- Ustica, Italy - 2 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 1 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 11 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 4 records
- Azores, Portugal - 1779 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 130 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 47 records
- Costa Brava, Spain - 29 records
- Medes Islands, Spain - 212 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 281 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 89 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 96 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 17 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 169 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 28 records