WoRMS taxon details
Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1838)
126423 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126423)
accepted
Species
Alausa eba Valenciennes, 1847 · unaccepted
Clupea desmaresti Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Clupea eba (Valenciennes, 1847) · unaccepted
Clupea maderensis Lowe, 1838 · unaccepted
Clupeonia cameronensis · uncertain > unassessed
Engraulis desmaresti Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Pellonula modesta Fischer, 1885 · unaccepted
Sardinella cameronensis Regan, 1917 · unaccepted
Sardinella eba (Valenciennes, 1847) · unaccepted
Sardinella granigera Valenciennes, 1847 · unaccepted
Sardinella madarensis (Lowe, 1838) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Clupea maderensis Lowe, 1838) Lowe, R. T. (1838). A synopsis of the fishes of Madeira; with the principal synonyms, Portuguese names, and characters of the new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> v. 2 (pt 3, art. 14): 173-200. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126423 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Clupea maderensis Lowe, 1838) Lowe, R. T. (1838). A synopsis of the fishes of Madeira; with the principal synonyms, Portuguese names, and characters of the new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> v. 2 (pt 3, art. 14): 173-200. [details]
original description (of Sardinella granigera Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingtième. Livre vingt et unième. De la famille des Clupéoïdes. Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 20: i-xviii + 1 p. + 1-472, Pls. 591-606. [details]
original description (of Alausa eba Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingtième. Livre vingt et unième. De la famille des Clupéoïdes. Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 20: i-xviii + 1 p. + 1-472, Pls. 591-606. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Sardinella granigera Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingtième. Livre vingt et unième. De la famille des Clupéoïdes. Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 20: i-xviii + 1 p. + 1-472, Pls. 591-606. [details]
original description (of Alausa eba Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingtième. Livre vingt et unième. De la famille des Clupéoïdes. Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 20: i-xviii + 1 p. + 1-472, Pls. 591-606. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Madeira-sardinelleMadeira-sardinella | [details] |
| English | shortbody sardineMadeiran sardinella | [details] |
| French | grande allache | [details] |
| German | Madeira-Sardinelle | [details] |
| Hebrew | טרית גסה | [details] |
| Italian | alaccia africana | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Φρίσσα Μαδέρας | [details] |
| Spanish | machuela | [details] |
| Turkish | tirsi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (23 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Clupea desmaresti Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Engraulis desmaresti Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Sardinella cameronensis Regan, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Clupea maderensis Lowe, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Clupea eba (Valenciennes, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Sardinella granigera Valenciennes, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Pellonula modesta Fischer, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Alausa eba Valenciennes, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Sardinella eba (Valenciennes, 1847))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sardinella maderensis)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea eba (Valenciennes, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea maderensis Lowe, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Sardinella granigera Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis desmaresti Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Sardinella eba (Valenciennes, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea desmaresti Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Sardinella cameronensis Regan, 1917)
To FishBase (from synonym Alausa eba Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Pellonula modesta Fischer, 1885)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 70 proteins) (from synonym Clupea maderensis Lowe, 1838)
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sardinella maderensis RAD100570-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sardinella maderensis RAD100570-003)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Clupea desmaresti Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Engraulis desmaresti Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Sardinella cameronensis Regan, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Clupea maderensis Lowe, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Clupea eba (Valenciennes, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Sardinella granigera Valenciennes, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Pellonula modesta Fischer, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Alausa eba Valenciennes, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Sardinella eba (Valenciennes, 1847))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sardinella maderensis)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea eba (Valenciennes, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea maderensis Lowe, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Sardinella granigera Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis desmaresti Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Sardinella eba (Valenciennes, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea desmaresti Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Sardinella cameronensis Regan, 1917)
To FishBase (from synonym Alausa eba Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Pellonula modesta Fischer, 1885)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 70 proteins) (from synonym Clupea maderensis Lowe, 1838)
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sardinella maderensis RAD100570-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sardinella maderensis RAD100570-003)
To PESI
To ITIS
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