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ALLACHE [4 records]

Record 1 2016-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

This sardine is found in the Mediterranean, and rarely in the Black Sea, as well as in the Atlantic from Portugal [south] to Angola. It is a shoaling fish of coastal waters, which occurs in great abundance in the [south] part of its range, but is limited in the North to seasons which are warmer than usual. The golden sardine is slim-bodied, oval in cross-section but with a distinct scaly toothed keel along the belly. Its scales are moderate in size and less easily detached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Poisson Téléostéen (Sardinella aurita), de la famille des Clupéidés voisin du Hareng, qui fréquente parfois la Méditerranée; il appartient à un genre tropical.

CONT

Les Sardinelles, enfin, connues sur les côtes d'Afrique Mineure sous le nom d'«Allaches», appartiennent au genre Sardinella, qui est largement répandu dans toutes les mers subtropicales et tropicales.

OBS

allache : terme utilisé en Afrique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Sardine d'Espagne (nom commercial).

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
DEF

Poisson clupéidé pélagique, de l'espèce Sardinella aurita, Valenciennes 1847, présent dans les eaux tempérées et chaudes de l'Atlantique, de la Méditerranée et de la Mer Noire.

OBS

Ce poisson est caractérisé par une ligne jaune sur les flancs; sa taille courante est de 30 cm à 3 ans. Comestible en frais, fumé ou en conserve.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
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Record 4 1994-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons

Spanish

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