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Jenkinsia

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Jenkinsia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Spratelloididae
Genus: Jenkinsia
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
A large group of fish are seen swimming in water.
Jenkinsia are seen in Puerto Rico in 2005.

Jenkinsia is a genus of round herring in the family Spratelloididae. They are found in the central western Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Four recognized species are placed in this genus.

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References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Jenkinsia". FishBase. June 2011 version.