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Dwarf round herring

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The dwarf round herring (Jenkinsia lamprotaenia) is a marine species of fish in the family Spratelloididae. It is found in the western-central Atlantic Ocean from Bermuda and the Gulf of Mexico south to Tobago. The species is both edible and used as live bait.[3]

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Dwarf round herring
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Spratelloididae
Genus: Jenkinsia
Species:
J. lamprotaenia
Binomial name
Jenkinsia lamprotaenia
(Gosse, 1851)
Synonyms[2]
  • Clupea lamprotaenia Gosse, 1851
  • Stolephorus viridis T. H. Bean, 1912
  • Jenkinsia viridis (T. H. Bean, 1912)
  • Jenkinsia bermudana Rivas, 1946
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Description

The dwarf round herring can grow to a recorded maximum length of 7.5 cm (2.9 inches).[4] They live in inshore area of 0 - 50 m depth under water in schools.[5] The fish is greyish-green by colour and feeds on zooplankton.[6]

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