Kauaʻi record · KCA-FISH-000159
Marquesan Sardine
Sardinella marquesensis
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About Marquesan Sardine
Marquesan Sardine is directly documented on Kauaʻi.
Kauaʻi evidence
Direct Kauaʻi survey/occurrence evidence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Sardinella marquesensis
- Common names
- Marquesan Sardine
- Family
- Clupeidae
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented off Kauaʻi; introduced/established in Hawaiʻi
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Kauaʻi occurrence is directly supported; abundance and distribution can vary among years and habitats.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Shallow coastal pelagic water
- Food and resource needs
- Species-specific diet; see source record
- Reproduction
- Species-specific spawning and recruitment requirements; Kauaʻi-specific detail varies
- Shelter
- Shallow coastal pelagic water
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Fishing pressure, habitat change, water quality, climate stress and food-web change as applicable
- Conservation actions
- Appropriate habitat protection, fishery stewardship and monitoring as applicable
- Monitoring
- Retain Kauaʻi occurrence, abundance, size, life-stage, seasonal and attendant ecological observations
- Data gaps
- Kauaʻi-specific occurrence frequency, abundance, seasonality and micro-ecosystem relationships should be expanded when direct records are contributed.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Local seasonality not quantified in current source
- Seasonal description
- Marquesan Sardine is directly documented on Kauaʻi.