Dwarf round herring | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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.[2]
The dwarf round herring can grow to a recorded maximum length of 7.5 cm (2.9 inches).[3] They live in inshore area of 0 - 50 m depth under water in schools.[4] The fish is greyish-green by colour and feeds on zooplankton.[5]