Ramnogaster

Ramnogaster
Scientific classification
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. There are currently two species in this genus.

Species

  • Ramnogaster arcuata (Jenyns, 1842) (Jenyns's sprat)
  • Ramnogaster melanostoma (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907) (Uruguay river sprat)

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