Spanish Sardine
Sardinella aurita
Size:
to 6"
Habitat: coastal and estuarine waters
Notes:
Sardines are basically miniature herrings.
All these are animals that, in a sense, occupy the physical niche of the plants which are missing from the deeper parts of the marine environment. All are filter-feeders, straining plankton from the surrounding waters.
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