Dwarf round herring
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| Dwarf round herring | |
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| File:Jenkinsia lamprotaenia.jpg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Spratelloididae |
| Genus: | Jenkinsia |
| Species: | J. lamprotaenia
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| Binomial name | |
| Jenkinsia lamprotaenia (Gosse, 1851)
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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.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]The dwarf round herring can grow to a recorded maximum length of 7.5 cm (2.9 inches).[4] They live in inshore area of 0 - 50 m depth under water in schools.[5] The fish is greyish-green by colour and feeds on zooplankton.[6]
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