Species FAO code: HPV

Hyperlophus vittatus

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Production methods and fishing gears
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Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Denmark	da Sandbrisling	–
Hungary	hu homoki spratt	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Seines

Seines

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hyperlophus vittatus (Castelnau, 1875)

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
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hyperlophus vittatus (Castelnau, 1875)

Scientific name

Hyperlophus vittatus

Author

(Castelnau, 1875)

Rank

Species

FAO code

HPV

Morphological description

Body fairly elongate, belly keeled, with 19 to 24 - 10 to 13 scutes; 23 to 27 dorsal scutes with low keels from head to dorsal fin origin. Second supra-maxilla paddle-shaped, lower portion larger. Branchiostegal rays 4. Anal fin origin an eye diameter or more behind base of last dorsal fin ray. Scales more or less firm on body; a silvery band along flank.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderClupeiformes
  - FamilyClupeidae
    - GenusHyperlophus
      - SpeciesHyperlophus vittatus

Synonyms

Clupea spratellides Ogilby, 1892
Meletta vittata Castelnau, 1875
Clupea sprattellides Ogilby, 1892
Hyperlophus copii Ogilby, 1897

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hyperlophus vittatus (Castelnau, 1875)

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Hyperlophus vittatus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Seines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest