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Spratelloides

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Dussumieriinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Spratelloides

Higher classification
  
Order
  
Spratelloides httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Lower classifications
  
Silver-stripe round herring, Spratelloides robustus

spratelloides gracilis silver stripe round herring slender sprat


Spratelloides is a genus of fish in the family Clupeidae. They are small fish used as fishing bait, especially in skipjack tuna-fishing. Some species are also valued as food in certain countries, like Spratelloides gracilis, known as kibinago in Japan.

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spratelloides gracilis


Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

  • Spratelloides atrofasciatus L. P. Schultz, 1943 (Small-banded round herring)
  • Spratelloides delicatulus (E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Delicate round herring)
  • Spratelloides gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Silver-stripe round herring)
  • Spratelloides lewisi Wongratana, 1983 (Lewis' round herring)
  • Spratelloides robustus J. D. Ogilby, 1897 (Fringe-scale round herring)
  • References

    Spratelloides Wikipedia


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