Jenkinsia
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Subfamily: | Spratelloidinae
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| Genus: | Jenkinsia D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
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Jenkinsia is a genus of round herring in the family Clupeidae. 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[]
- J. lamprotaenia (P. H. Gosse, 1851) (dwarf round herring)
- J. majua , 1963 (little-eye round herring)
- J. parvula Cervigón & , 1978 (short-striped round herring)
- J. 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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Categories:
- Jenkinsia
- Clupeidae
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
- Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann
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