Spratelloididae

Spratelloididae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Clupeoidei of the order Clupeiformes, which also includes the anchovies and herrings. The taxa in this family were previously classified within the family Clupeidae but are now considered to be a valid family.^[2] One genus, Jenkinsia is found in the Western Atlantic, the other, Spratelloides, in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.^[3]

Spratelloididae
Spratelloides delicatulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Suborder:	Clupeoidei
Family:	Spratelloididae Jordan, 1925[1]
Genera
see text

Genera

Spratelloididae contains the following two genera:^[4]

• Jenkinsia D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
• Spratelloides Bleeker, 1851