Species: Jenkinsia stolifera, Florida Round Herring, Shortband Herring
silver stripe NOT narrowing or fading at rear
eye 40% of head
eye 40% of head
top jaw with teeth
isthmus under throat - triangular, no front shoulders
Jenkinsia stolifera (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884)
Shortband Herring, Shortband Round Herring, Florida Round Herring
Small, elongate, with rounded body; eye large, 40% of head length; premaxilla (at front of top jaw) elongate, triangular, with teeth; isthmus of throat broadly triangular and pointed; lower gill rakers 20-24 (usually 22-23); only 6-7 rays on the membrane under the gill cover; anal fin short based; pectoral fin 11-12 rays; a forked tail fin; a W shaped hard bony scale at the base of the pelvic fins, no other scutes (hard bony scales) along lower midline of body.
Adults with a silver stripe that does NOT narrow and fade at front.
Reaches 7.5 cm.
In shallow water inshore.
Depth range: 0-5 m.
SE Florida, the Bahamas and Caribbean.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Near Surface
- Surface
- Water column only
- Habitat
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- Water column
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Pelagic
- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- GC endemic
- Island (s)
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 7.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 5
