Dwarf round herring
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Spratelloididae
Genus: Jenkinsia
Species:
J. lamprotaenia
Binomial name
Jenkinsia lamprotaenia
Gosse, 1851

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.[2]

Description

The dwarf round herring can grow to a recorded maximum length of 7.5 cm (2.9 inches).[3] They live in inshore area of 0 - 50 m depth under water in schools.[4] The fish is greyish-green by colour and feeds on zooplankton.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Reference Summary - IUCN, 2022". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Powles, Howard (1 October 1977). "Description of Larval Jenkinsia Lamprotaenia (Clupeidae, Dussumieriinae) and Their Distribution off Barbados, West Indies". Bulletin of Marine Science. 27 (4): 788–801. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ↑ VAMILO, BERNARDO GARCÍA RAMIREZ. "FIRST APPROACH TO THE TROPHIC ECOLOGY AND DIET OF THE RAINBOW RUNNER, Elagatis bipinnulata (QUOY & GAIMARD, 1825) (PISCES: CARANGIDAE), IN THE CENTRAL COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN" (PDF). Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Anderson Jr., William D. (August 2001). "National Audubon Society Field Guide To Tropical Marine Fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda". Copeia. 2001 (3): 884–886. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Friedlander, Alan M.; Beets, James P. (1 July 1997). "Fisheries and life history characteristics of dwarf herring (Jenkinsia lamprotaenia) in the US Virgin Islands". Fisheries Research. 31 (1): 61–72. doi:10.1016/S0165-7836(97)00015-5. ISSN 0165-7836. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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