Ramnogaster
| Ramnogaster | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Ramnogaster 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:[1]
- Ramnogaster arcuata (Jenyns, 1842) (Jenyns's sprat)
- Ramnogaster melanostoma (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907) (Uruguay river sprat)
References
[edit]- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard, eds. (2026). "Genera in the family Dorosomatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ramnogaster". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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