Day's round herring
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Superorder: Clupeomorpha
Order: Clupeiformes
Suborder: Clupeoidei
Family: Ehiravidae
Genus: Dayella
Talwar & Whitehead, 1972
Species:
D. malabarica
Binomial name
Dayella malabarica
(F. Day, 1873)
Synonyms

Spratelloides malabaricus

The Day's round herring (Dayella malabarica) is a relative of the herring that is endemic to southwestern India. It is the only species in its genus. It is named after Francis Day who described the species in 1873.

References

  1. Mohd Arshaad, W.; Munroe, T.A.; Gaughan, D.; Raghavan, R. & Ali, A. (2017). "Dayella malabarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T172314A60601652. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T172314A60601652.en. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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