Dwarf Round Herring
Jenkinsia lamprotaenia
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.
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Description
The dwarf round herring can grow to a recorded maximum length of 7.5 cm (2.9 inches). They live in inshore area of 0 - 50 m depth under water in schools. The fish is greyish-green by colour and feeds on zooplankton.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 103606.