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Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)
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Ray-finned Fishes of Zihuatanejo
CLASS ACTINOPTERYGII
Pacific Sardine
Sardinops sagax
Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax), or South American pilchard, is a neritic, coastal pelagic species caught down to depths of about 40 m, that forms large schools. Pacific sardines are filter feeders that feed on a variety of phytoplankton and zooplankton. Though they filter very small prey, they use their relatively large eyes and exceptional eyesight to increase the density of prey in the water that they filter
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