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River Plate sprat

Platanichthys platana

Classification

Family
Clupeidae

Platanichthys is a monospecific genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, which also includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. The only species in the genus is Platanichthys platana, the Rio Plata sprat. This is a very small species of fish that is endemic to South America.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 128Uruguay · 6