''Clupeichthys'' is a genus of

sprat Sprat is the common name applied to a group of forage fish belonging to the genus ''Sprattus'' in the Family (biology), family Clupeidae. The term also is applied to a number of other small sprat-like forage fish (''Clupeoides'', ''Clupeonella ...

s, herring-like fishes, that occur in rivers in

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. There are currently four recognized species in the genus.

Species

* '' Clupeichthys aesarnensis'' Wongratana, 1983 (Thai river sprat) * '' Clupeichthys bleekeri'' (

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, 1936) (Kapuas river sprat) * '' Clupeichthys goniognathus''

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Clupeichthys perakensis'' ( Herre, 1936) (Perak river sprat)

References

* Ehiravidae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{Clupeiformes-stub