Spratelloides

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Spratelloides
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Spratelloides robustus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Spratelloididae
Genus: Spratelloides
Bleeker, 1851

Spratelloides is a genus of fish in the family Spratelloididae. They are small fish used as fishing bait, especially in skipjack tuna-fishing. Some species are also valued as food in certain countries, like Spratelloides gracilis , known as kibinago in Japan.

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:

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References

  1. Ishimori, H., Hidaka, K., Yamamuro, T. & Yoshino, T. (2015): Spratelloides atrofasciatus Schultz, 1943, a valid species of round herring (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae). Zootaxa, 4028 (4): 527–538.