| Ramnogaster | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Ramnogaster Whitehead, 1965 |
Ramnogaster is a small genus of sprats found only in South America. Two species are placed in this genus:
- Ramnogaster arcuata (Jenyns, 1842) (Jenyns's sprat)
- Ramnogaster melanostoma (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907) (Uruguay river sprat)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Ramnogaster in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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