Spratelloididae
Family of ray-finned fishes
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Spratelloididae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Clupeoidei of the order Clupeiformes, which also includes the anchovies and herrings. The taxa in this family were previously classified within the family Clupeidae but are now considered to be a valid family.[2] One genus, Jenkinsia is found in the Western Atlantic, the other, Spratelloides, in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[3]
| Spratelloididae | |
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| Spratelloides delicatulus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Suborder: | Clupeoidei |
| Family: | Spratelloididae Jordan, 1925[1] |
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Genera
Spratelloididae contains the following two genera:[4]
- Jenkinsia D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- Spratelloides Bleeker, 1851
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