Author: Ogilby, 1897
FBname: Fringe-scale 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 inshore schooling fishes (Ref. 188).  Occurs in midwater in bays, inlets and coastal waters (Ref. 9563).  Also often found around shallow offshore reefs (Ref. 33617).