title: Sardinella richardsoni
text: # Sardinella richardsoni
  
  Sardinella richardsoni (Richardson's sardinella) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella from the South China Sea in the northwest Pacific.
  
  ## Size
  
  This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The fish is named in honor of Scottish surgeon-naturalist John Richardson (1787–1865).
  
  