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  • Jenkinsia lamprotaenia, Dwarf herring, Dwarf round herring
    top jaw - front with teeth
    isthmus under throat - slender, slight shoulders at front base
  • Jenkinsia majua, Little-eye herring
    top jaw - front without teeth
    isthmus under throat - distinct blunt shoulders at front base
  • silver stripe narrows & fades at rear
    Jenkinsia parvula, Shortstriped round herring
    top jaw - front with teeth
    isthmus under throat - triangular, no front shoulders
  • silver stripe NOT narrowing or fading at rear
    Jenkinsia stolifera, Shortband herring, Florida round herring
    top jaw - front with teeth
    isthmus under throat - triangular, no front shoulders