Cryptic species continue to be uncovered in many fish taxa, posing challenges for fisheries conservation and management. In Sardinella gibbosa, previous investigations revealed subtle intra-species variations, resulting in numerous synonyms and a controversial taxonomy for this sardine. Here, we tested for cryptic diversity within S. gibbosa using genetic data from two mitochondrial and one nuc...

Eighteen specimens of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849) collected from Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan represent the first Japanese specimen-based records species. All conformed closely to diagnosis S. gibbosa, having caudal fin uniformly pale, a black spot on dorsal-fin origin, body scales with centrally discontinuous striae, 26−31+50–57=77–88 gill rakers arch, and 18 or 19+14 15=32–34 ...

the aim of this study was to determine the fatty acid and mineral composition in bone of 3 pelagic fish: gold stripe sardine (sardinella gibbosa), anchovy kilka (clupeonella engrauliformis) and indian anchovy (stolephorus indicus). fatty acid profiles showed that total saturated fatty acid have no significant differences in 3 species. the content of total mono saturated fatty acids in anchovy k...

Myoglobin from the dark muscle of sardine (Sardinella gibbosa) with the molecular weight of 15.3 kDa was isolated and characterized. The different myoglobin derivatives exhibited varying thermal unfolding characteristics. Deoxymyoglobin showed a single distinct endothermic peak at 74.5°C, whereas two transition temperatures were noticeable for oxymyoglobin (64.5°C and 78.4°C) and metmyoglobin (...

The present work was conducted to investigate the chemical composition (amino acid, mineral content, and lipid profile) of bones from three different Iranian pelagic fish species. The biochemical composition of Sardinella gibbosa, Clupeonella engrauliformis and Stolephorus indicus bones captured from the Iranian Ocean (the Oman Sea and Caspian Sea) were determined. The analysis of amino acids a...