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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens
Subfamily: incertae sedis
Genus: Spratelloides

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Spratelloides delicatulus (Bennett, 1832)

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Spratelloides delicatulus
[Delicate round herring]

Photo by Krumme, U.

Indo-Pacific, from Red Se
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
Spratelloides gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Krumme, U.
 
Spratelloides gracilis
[Silver-stripe round herring]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Spratelloides lewisi Wongratana, 1983

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Spratelloides lewisi
[Lewis' round herring]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Spratelloides robustus Ogilby, 1897

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Spratelloides robustus
[Fringe-scale round herring]
4 Species of Family Clupeidae with Genus Spratelloides
(Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1832 Spratelloides delicatulus Delicate round herring Indo-Pacific 7 SL
1846 Spratelloides gracilis Silver-stripe round herring Indo-Pacific, from Red Se 10.5 SL
1983 Spratelloides lewisi Lewis' round herring Western Central Pacific 6 SL
1897 Spratelloides robustus Fringe-scale round herring Eastern Indian Ocean 12 SL



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