Sardinella maderensis (Madeiran sardinella) is a species of small ray-finned fish in the genus Sardinella which is found in the Eastern Atlantic and Southeastern Mediterranean. it is a silvery fish similar to the round sardinella (Sardinella aurita), but can be distinguished from that species by having gray caudal fins with black tips.

The Madeiran Sardinella fish is a species of ray-finned fish which is found mainly in the Eastern Atlantic and Southeastern Mediterranean. It is small fish species in the genus Sardinella. It is also known by many other different names such as Short-bodied Sardine, Pilchard, Madeiran Sardinelle, Madeiran Sardinella and Herring.

Sardinella maderensis and S. aurita represent the most abundant and commercially important species of small marine pelagic fish along the coast of West Africa [ 2 ]. Together, they account for more than 40% and 16.2% of total landings in Ghana and Benin, respectively, with S. maderensis being the most abundant fish species in Benin [ 3, 4 ].