Ramnogaster

Ramnogaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Genus:
Whitehead, 1965
Type species
Clupea arcuata
Jenyns, 1842

Ramnogaster is a small genus of sprats found only in South America. Two species are placed in this genus:

  • Ramnogaster arcuata (Jenyns, 1842) (Jenyns's sprat)
  • Ramnogaster melanostoma (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907) (Uruguay river sprat)

References

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


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