Jenkinsia
| Jenkinsia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Subfamily: | Dussumieriinae |
| Genus: | Jenkinsia D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
Jenkinsia is a genus of round herring in the Clupeidae family. They are found in the central western Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. There are currently four recognized species in this genus.
Species
- Jenkinsia lamprotaenia (P. H. Gosse, 1851) (Dwarf round herring)
- Jenkinsia majua Whitehead, 1963 (Little-eye round herring)
- Jenkinsia parvula Cervigón & Velazquez, 1978 (Short-striped round herring)
- Jenkinsia stolifera (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1884) (Florida round herring)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Jenkinsia in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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