Jenyns's Sprat

Ramnogaster arcuata

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae

Ramnogaster is a small genus of sprats found only in South America. Two species are placed in this genus: Ramnogaster arcuata (Jenyns, 1842) (Jenyns's sprat) Ramnogaster melanostoma (C. H.

Distribution

Jenyns's Sprat — (c) Valentín Alfano, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Valentín Alfano · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 12Argentina · 1

Sources and credits

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