''Jenkinsia'' is a genus of round herring in the family Spratelloididae. They are found in the central western

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. Four recognized species are placed in this genus.

Species

''Jenkinsia'' contains the following species: * '' Jenkinsia lamprotaenia'' ( P. H. Gosse, 1851) (dwarf round herring) * ''

Jenkinsia majua ''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. Species ''Jenkinsia' ...

'' Whitehead, 1963 (little-eye round herring) * '' Jenkinsia parvula'' Cervigón & Velazquez, 1978 (short-striped round herring) * '' Jenkinsia stolifera'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1884) (Florida round herring)

References

* Spratelloididae Marine fish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Clupeiformes-stub