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Jenkinsia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Dussumieriinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Clupeidae

Scientific name
  
Jenkinsia

Higher classification
  
Clupeidae

Order
  
Clupeiformes

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Lower classifications
  
Dwarf herring, Venezuelan herring

Jenkinsia is a genus of round herring in the Clupeidae family. They are found in the central western Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. There are currently four recognized species in this genus.

Species

  • Jenkinsia lamprotaenia (P. H. Gosse, 1851) (Dwarf round herring)
  • Jenkinsia majua Whitehead, 1963 (Little-eye round herring)
  • Jenkinsia parvula Cervigón & Velazquez, 1978 (Short-striped round herring)
  • Jenkinsia stolifera (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1884) (Florida round herring)

    • References

    Jenkinsia Wikipedia
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