Description of a new species of clupeid fish, Amblygaster indiana (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae), off Eraviputhenthurai, west coast of India Author Mary, Anthonipillai Arockia Author Balasubramanian, Thngavelu Author Selvaraju, Shanker Author Shiny, Anthonipillai text Zootaxa 2017 4247 4 461 468 journal article 33336 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.4.7 47e59b7a-9bf2-4a9f-97d1-ac890d24961c 1175-5326 438888 CD426A2E-7204-4CFF-8392-2A4470628B37 Genus Amblygaster Bleeker, 1849 Bleeker (1849) placed the genus Amblygaster with three species in the family Clupeidae . Amblygaster most closely resembles Sardinella and was formerly considered a synonym. These two genera are distinguished as follows: Amblygaster has a median series of pre-dorsal scales, whereas Sardinella has two series of pre-dorsal scales, and the pattern of fronto-parietal striate on top of head differs between the two.