| Platanichthys platana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Platanichthys Whitehead, 1968 |
| Species: | P. platana |
| Binomial name | |
| Platanichthys platana (Regan, 1917) |
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Platanichthys platana, the Rio Plata sprat, is a very small species of fish belonging to the herring family, Clupeidae. It is endemic to South America. It is the only species in its genus.