Sardinella zunasi
Japanese Sardinella
As recorded: Sardinella zunasi (Bleeker, 1854)
Animalia › Chordata › Clupeiformes › Clupeidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and T. AbeT. Abe →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- September 12, 1966
- Locality
- Japan
- Island
- Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 12, 1966, J.E. Randall and T. Abe also collected 9 other specimens.
Sardinella zunasi observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-08.
2026-10-08
Tokyo Gate Bridge, Tokyo, JP
(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-26
Jeollanam-do, KR
(c) Birding Apprentice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Toyosu 6-Chōme, Tokyo, JP
(c) Daniel Petersen och Peter Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-03
黄海, CN
(c) allen lu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-10
Atagohama 3-Chōme, Fukuoka, JP
(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-14
Qingdao, CN-SD, CN
(c) orcinusss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sardinella zunasi. BPBM 5827. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38540818. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5827.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38540818 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026