Dwarf round herring
Species of fish
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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]
| Dwarf round herring | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Spratelloididae |
| Genus: | Jenkinsia |
| Species: | J. lamprotaenia |
| Binomial name | |
| Jenkinsia lamprotaenia (Gosse, 1851) | |
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