Kingdom Animalia Family Clupeidae Scientific name Spratelloides gracilis Higher classification Spratelloides | Order Clupeiformes Genus Spratelloides Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Ammodytes personatus, Largehead hairtail, Atlantic horse mackerel, Satsuma age, Japanese anchovy | ||
Fish ball of silver stripe round herring in hachijo is
The silver-stripe round herring or slender sprat (Spratelloides gracilis) is a small herring-like forage fish.
They are small fish used as fishing bait, especially in skipjack tuna-fishing. It is valued as food in Japan, where it is known as kibinago. These can be eaten raw, as sashimi, or cooked, as whitebait.
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