Sardine, Fish Species Guide
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Small to medium-sized fish that somewhat looks like herring. It is silver in colour with a darker, green or olive-coloured back, small pectoral and anal fins, a triangular dorsal fin and a deeply forked tail.
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TIL Sardines aren't a specific fish. The word is used for multiple species of small, oily fish. The definition for what constitutes a sardine varies by government and region with the UN
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How to Cook Sardines Sous Vide - Great British Chefs
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Sardines: Important Facts, Health Benefits, and Recipes - Relish
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Pacific Sardine California Sea Grant
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When will sardines return? Not any time soon say scientists – Monterey Herald
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Sardines Fish Facts - A-Z Animals
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The Diverse Fish Species in the Atlantic Ocean: A Guide! - IILSS-International institute for Law of the Sea Studies
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The sequence and de novo assembly of the genome of the Indian oil sardine, Sardinella longiceps
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Learn About the Bluefish – Fishing
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Will sardines become Japan's new autumn 'it' fish? - The Japan Times