Author: (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
FBname: Silver-stripe round herring
Remark: The species in the genera <i>Spratelloides</i> Bleeker, 1851 and <i>Jenkinsia</i> Jordan & Evermann, 1896 should most probably be assigned to a separated family from Clupeidae and Dussumieriidae (Lavoué, pers. comm., July 2013).  See a preliminary analysis in Lavoué <i>et al.</i> (2013: Ref. 93878).
Comments: Usually an inshore schooling species, inhabiting relatively clear waters of coastal, lagoon, and seaward reefs (Ref. 11230).  Relative fecundity is 1596 eggs per unit body weight (Ref. 4383).  Caught with beach seines, purse seines, ringnets and dipnets.  Marketed fresh or dried-salted (Ref. 5213).  Used as bait in the tuna fishery.