Species FAO code: CKI

Clupea bentincki

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Marketing standards
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Denmark	da Chilensk sild [Strangomera bentincki synonym for Clupea bentincki]	–
Hungary	hu chilei hering [Strangomera bentincki synonym for Clupea bentincki]	–
Spain	es Machuelo araucano [Strangomera bentincki synonym for Clupea bentincki] es Machuelo araucano	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Clupea bentincki Norman, 1936

This species is subject to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 of 21 June 1989 which defines the standards governing the marketing of preserved sardines and the trade descriptions for preserved sardines and preserved sardine-type products. More

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Clupea bentincki Norman, 1936

Scientific name

Clupea bentincki

Author

Norman, 1936

Rank

Species

FAO code

CKI

Morphological description

Belly not strongly keeled (Ref. 188). Body dark blue dorsally and silvery white ventrally. Fins translucent (Ref. 27363).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderClupeiformes
  - FamilyClupeidae
    - GenusClupea
      - SpeciesClupea bentincki

Synonyms

Clupea bentincki cuga de Buen, 1958
Strangomera bentincki (Norman, 1936)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Clupea bentincki Norman, 1936

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Clupea bentincki

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast