Eight species of Sardinellas are reported from Pakistan. Of these Sardinella longiceps, S. sindensis, S. gibbosa and S. albella are of common occurrence in Pakistan. Report of S. atricauda from Pakistan is possibly because of misidentification whereas there are some doubts about occurrence of S. fimbriata and S. brachysoma from Pakistan. A key to known aspecies and their distribution from Pakistan are also included in the study.
