Amblygaster
| Amblygaster | |
|---|---|
| A. sirm | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Amblygaster Bleeker, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Amblygaster clupeoides Bleeker, 1849[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Sardinops (Fusiclupea) Whitley, 1940 | |
Amblygaster is a small genus of sardinellas in the herring family Dorosomatidae. It currently contains four species.[2] They are found in Indo-West Pacific regions.
Species
- Amblygaster clupeoides Bleeker, 1849 (Bleeker's smoothbelly sardinella)
- Amblygaster indiana Mary, Balasubramanian, Selvaraju & Shiny, 2017
- Amblygaster leiogaster (Valenciennes, 1847) (Smoothbelly sardinella)
- Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum, 1792) (Spotted sardinella)
References
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Dorosomatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Amblygaster". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Amblygaster". FishBase. June 2011 version.