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Scientific Name
Sardinops sagax caeruleus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Park
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Pacific sardine
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderClupeomorpha
OrderClupeiformes
SuborderClupeoidei
FamilyClupeidae
SubfamilyClupeinae
GenusSardinops
SpeciesSardinops sagax
SubspeciesSardinops sagax caeruleus
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Abundant
Management Tags
  • Exploitation Concern
    All surfperch, smelt, greenling, anchovy and sardines are harvested in the park and are managed by park harvest regulations
  • Management Priority
    Surfperch, greenling and baitfish (smelt, herring, anchovy, sardines) are havested in the park and are also key links in the nearshore foodweb. Healthy populaitons of these fish are a management priority for the park
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Habitat Tags
  • Marine
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Katherine Beirne
Created Date
2/27/2008 12:23:32 PM
Last Modified By
kbeirne@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/24/2015 2:41:42 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Steve Fradkin, Olympic National Parkpic National Park coastal ecologist
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