| Spratelloides | |
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| Spratelloides gracilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Subfamily: | Dussumieriinae |
| Genus: | Spratelloides Bleeker, 1851 |
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Spratelloides is a genus of fish in the Clupeidae family.[1]
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, kibinago in Japan.