What is Sardine?
[[Image:Pacific sardine002.jpg|thumb|right|A school of sardines in the ocean]] '''Sardine''' is a name of several kinds of [[fish]], especially [[oily fish]]. Another name for these fish is '''Pilchard'''. All of those fish are quite small and are related to the [[herring]]. The Latin name of the family of these fish is [[Clupeidae]]. However, the naming is not precise. [[Fishbase]], a database about all kinds of fish, has six [[species]] just named ''pilchard''. There are over a [[dozen]] with the name of ''sardine''. Many more exist, with the basic names qualified by adjectives. The fish are named after the [[Island]] of [[Sardinia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sardine • Young's Seafood|url=https://youngsseafood.co.uk/species/sardine/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Young’s Seafood|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514123858/https://youngsseafood.co.uk/species/sardine/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the past, they could easily be fished there. Many [[shop]]s and [[supermarket]]s sell canned (or tinned) ''sardines''. The can is filled in liquids like water or oil.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canned Sardines: Are They Good for You?|url=https://www.webmd.com/diet/canned-sardines-good-for-you|access-date=2021-05-17|website=WebMD|language=en}}</ref> Very often, those fish are not sardines, but rather [[European sprat|sprat]]s or [[round herring]]s. == Gallery == <gallery> File:2006 sardines can.jpg|A closed can (tin) of sardines File:2006 sardines can open.jpg|After opening, the tin looks like this. File:2006 sardines plate.jpg|Sardines on a plate File:2006 sardines plate ruler.jpg|Sardines next to a ruler, showing their size </gallery> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Clupeiformes]] [[Category:Edible fish]] {{biology-stub}}