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Scientific Name
Sardinops sagax
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sardinops sagax (Jenyns, 1842)
Park
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Meletta coerulea
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Clupeomorpha |
| Order | Clupeiformes |
| Suborder | Clupeoidei |
| Family | Clupeidae |
| Subfamily | Clupeinae |
| Genus | Sardinops |
| Species | Sardinops sagax |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Pacific Marine States Fisheries Commission survey list of fish caught from Fort Point Pier to Crissy Field (1980-2002).
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Guaymas, Mexico to Kamchatka Alaska; Data Source: Miller, D. and R.N. Lea 1972. Guide to the Coastal Marine Fishes of California.
Abundance
Unknown
Seasonality Tags
- Resident
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
R. LoBianco
Created Date
10/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Dale Roberts
Last Modified Date
1/14/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: The sardine fishery is responsible for Monterey's Cannery Row.
It's been a boom and bust history for the Pacific sardine fishery. During the 1920s through the 1940s, sardines were the most important commercial fish in California. However, under high demand for canned fish, fish meal and oil, this species was fished to the point of commercial exctinction. Due to strict fisheries management and improved habitat conditions, Pacific sardine populations began to recover in the 1980s and now support a modest fishery off California., Park Species Data Source: California Department of Fish and Game, 1999-2002 survey from Ocean Beach to Crissy Field, San Francisco. Observation data set.
