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Validity of Sardinella dayi Regan 1917 and redescription of Sardinella jussieui (Valenciennes 1847) (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae)

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Sardinella dayi Regan 1917, the taxonomic status of which has long been uncertain, is redescribed on the basis of 27 specimens, including the holotype. Although Whitehead (1985) regarded the nominal species as a junior synonym of Sardinella jussieui (Valenciennes 1847), the former differs from S. jussieui in having higher counts of gill rakers on the first gill arch (59–77 + 92–118 = 155–190 vs. 49–60 + 88–106 = 137–158 in S. jussieui), a longer head (26.3–29.6% SL vs. 22.7–24.9%), upper jaw (10.9–12.4% SL vs. 9.6–10.7%), and lower jaw (11.5–13.1% SL vs. 10.3–11.7%), a shorter anal-fin base (13.5–16.2% SL vs. 16.7–18.5%), and body scales with numerous pores (pores absent in S. jussieui). Redescriptions of both species are provided.

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We thank O. Crimmen and J. Maclaine (BMNH), S. Morishita (KAUM), P. Pruvost, R. Causse, Z. Gabsi, J. Pfliger, and all staff of MNHN, and J. Williams, K. Murphy, S. Raredon, and D. Pitassy (USNM) for opportunities to examine specimens of Sardinella. We also thank Y. Haraguchi and other volunteers, and students of KAUM for their curatorial assistance, and G. Hardy (Ngunguru, New Zealand) for reading the manuscript and providing help with English. This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for JSPS Fellows (DC2: 29-6652); the Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant from the Japan Science Society (28-745); JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers 19K236910001, JP19770067, JP26241027, JP24370041, JP23580259, and JP26450265; the JSPS Core-to-Core Program: B Asia-Africa Science Platforms; the “Biological Properties of Biodiversity Hotspots in Japan” project of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, Japan; “Establishment of Research and Education Network on Biodiversity and Its Conservation in the Satsunan Islands” project of Kagoshima University adopted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan; and the “Island Research” project of Kagoshima University.

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Hata, H., Motomura, H. Validity of Sardinella dayi Regan 1917 and redescription of Sardinella jussieui (Valenciennes 1847) (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae). Ichthyol Res 67, 287–293 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-019-00722-9

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