| Jenkinsia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Spratelloididae |
| Genus: | Jenkinsia D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
Jenkinsia is a genus of round herring in the family Spratelloididae. They are found in the central western Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Four recognized species are placed in this genus.
Species
- Jenkinsia lamprotaenia (P. H. Gosse, 1851) (dwarf round herring)
- Jenkinsia majua Whitehead, 1963 (little-eye round herring)
- Jenkinsia parvula Cervigón & Velazquez, 1978 (short-striped round herring)
- Jenkinsia stolifera (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1884) (Florida round herring)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Jenkinsia in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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