CLUPEIDAE Dussumieria acuta (photo by Seishi Kimura) Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes, 1847 Rainbow Sardine D 18-21; A 15-16; P1 14; P2 8; LGR 19-26. Body elongated, cylindrical, somewhat deep (22-29% SL); belly rounded without prepelvic or postpelvic scutes. Premaxillae rectangular; branchiostegal rays numerous (12-15). Scales cycloid with no striae posteriorly. Color: dark blue-green dorsally, silvery ventrally. Size: maximum ca. 20 cm SL. Distribution: widely distributed in Indo-West Pacific from the Persian Gulf to western Indonesia and Philippines, north to southern China. Remarks: pelagic, inshore fish. Feeds on planktonic crustaceans and small fishes. Marketed fresh, dried, or driedsalted.(Seishi Kimura)