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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Spratelloididae |
| Genus: | Jenkinsia |
| Species: | J. lamprotaenia
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| Jenkinsia lamprotaenia (Gosse, 1851)
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Description
editThe 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]
References
edit- ^ Munroe, T.A. & Di Dario, F. (2020). "Jenkinsia lamprotaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T154793A18130945. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T154793A18130945.en. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Jenkinsia lamprotaenia". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ Powles, Howard (1 October 1977). "Description of Larval Jenkinsia Lamprotaenia (Clupeidae, Dussumieriinae) and Their Distribution off Barbados, West Indies". Bulletin of Marine Science. 27 (4): 788–801. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ VAMILO, BERNARDO GARCÍA RAMIREZ. "FIRST APPROACH TO THE TROPHIC ECOLOGY AND DIET OF THE RAINBOW RUNNER, Elagatis bipinnulata (QUOY & GAIMARD, 1825) (PISCES: CARANGIDAE), IN THE CENTRAL COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN" (PDF). Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Anderson Jr., William D. (August 2001). "National Audubon Society Field Guide To Tropical Marine Fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda". Copeia. 2001 (3): 884–886. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0884:]2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Friedlander, Alan M.; Beets, James P. (1 July 1997). "Fisheries and life history characteristics of dwarf herring (Jenkinsia lamprotaenia) in the US Virgin Islands". Fisheries Research. 31 (1): 61–72. Bibcode:1997FishR..31...61F. doi:10.1016/S0165-7836(97)00015-5. ISSN 0165-7836. Retrieved 7 December 2023.