Amblygaster is a small genus of sardinellas in the herring family Dorosomatidae. It currently contains three species. They are found in Indo-West Pacific...

Amblygaster sirm, the spotted sardinella, also known as the northern pilchard, spotted pilchard, spotted sardine, and trenched sardine, is a reef-associated...

Amblygaster clupeoides, the bleeker smoothbelly sardinella, blue pilchard, sharp-nosed pilchard, or sharpnose sardine, is a reef-associated marine species...

Amblygaster leiogaster, the smoothbelly sardinella, also known as blue sardine, blue sprat, bluebait, is a reef-associated marine species of sardinella...

Clupeiformes Suborder: Clupeoidei Family: Dorosomatidae Gill, 1861 Genera Amblygaster Anodontostoma Clupanodon Congothrissa Dorosoma Escualosa Ethmalosa Gonialosa...

sardinella Amblygaster clupeoides Gal hurulla (ගල් හුරුල්ලා) Smoothbelly sardinella Amblygaster leiogaster Keeramin (කීරමින්) Spotted sardinella Amblygaster sirm...

scad Chirocentridae Chirocentrus nudus, Whitefin wolf-herring Clupeidae Amblygaster leiogaster, Smooth-belly sardinella Dussumieria acuta, Rainbow sardine...

subfamilies within Clupeidae. The following genera have been included: Amblygaster Brevoortia Clupea Clupeonella Escualosa Ethmidium Harengula Herklotsichthys...

Longnose hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri, Blackside hawkfish Clupeidae Amblygaster sirm, Spotted sardinella Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus, Bluestripe...

wolf-herring Amblygaster clupeoides (native), Bleeker smoothbelly sardinella Amblygaster leiogaster (native), Smooth-belly sardinella Amblygaster sirm (native)...

and M.J.S. Wijeyaratne (1991) Population dynamics of trenched sardine Amblygaster sirm (clupeidae) in the western coastal waters of Sri Lanka. Asian Fisheries...