The clupeoids, which constitute about a third of
the marine fish caught in India, are chiefly represented
in Indian waters by the sardines (Sardinella), anchovies
(Thrissocles), whitebait (Anchoviella), rainbow sardine
(DU8sumieria),-white sardine (Kowala),etc. Of these,
the sardines, represented by nine species, constitute an
important fishery along the West and South East Coasts
of India. A few species like S. longiceps, S. fimbriata,
S. gibbosa and S. albella occur in large shoals
