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Sardine 

Sardine

Sardines have a flat body which is covered with large, reflective, silvery scales. In the middle of their belly, they have a set of specialized scales, known as scutes, which are jagged and point backwards. Having very small teeth or no teeth at all, sardines eat plankton, which they filter from the water through their gills.

Read more: Sardines - General Characteristics And Habits - Species, Eat, Water, and Plankton - [[http://science.jrank.org/pages/5959/Sardines]]

water temple has an inverse and highly significant influence in sardine , they move in groups called shoals.Sea currents have a significant effect, with calm current conditions most favourable for sardine presence and moderate current speeds from north to south most detrimental. As sardine movement during the run is northwards, this counter-current effect is expected. At Mansoon season sardine are available more , it runs near to the seashore

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Medical Applications

"Fish that are high in omega-3 fats and low in mercury, like sardines and salmon, are good choices to help lower inflammation in the body

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