Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Vertebrae: 38 - 39. Pre-maxillae toothed, triangular; 1 supra-maxilla; isthmus broadly triangular, pointed anteriorly; W-shaped pelvic scute; vertebrae 38 or 39 (usually 39); silver lateral band becoming narrower and fading anteriorly.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Clupeiformes

Family: Spratelloididae

Genus: Jenkinsia

Species: Jenkinsia parvula Cervigón & Velazquez, 1978

Climate Zone

Biology

A pelagic school-forming species found near coral reefs. Feeds on zooplankton.

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless