Tarlo

Name : Sardinella gibbosa

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Clupeiformes

Family : Clupeidae

Description :

Body is moderately slender, its depth usually 24 to 30% standard length. It has Vertical striae on scales which are not meeting at centre; numerous small perforations are also present on hind part of scale. A golden midlateral line down flank (at least in Gulf of Thailand); dorsal and caudal fin margins dusky.

Size

Maximum length: 20.0 cm (TL), common length: 13-16 cm (TL)

Diet

The diet is predominantly crustacean zooplankton in the early stages and seems to change to a diet of crustaceans and phytoplankton with increase in length. 

Utilization

It is an important commercial fish, and is consumed fresh, dried, salted, boiled, or made into fish balls.

Gears

Purse seine, ring seine, trawl, beach seine, boat seine, gill net