Biology:Ramnogaster

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Ramnogaster
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Genus: Ramnogaster
Whitehead, 1965

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. Eigenmann, 1907) (Uruguay river sprat)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2767393 entry