Jenkinsia

Jenkinsia is a genus of round herring in the family Clupeidae. They are found in the central western Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Four recognized species are placed in this genus.

Species

• J. lamprotaenia (P. H. Gosse, 1851) (dwarf round herring)
• J. majua Whitehead, 1963 (little-eye round herring)
• J. parvula Cervigón & Velazquez, 1978 (short-striped round herring)
• J. stolifera (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1884) (Florida round herring)

References

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Jenkinsia in FishBase. June 2011 version.