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Silver-stripe round herring

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Silver-stripe round herring
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Spratelloididae
Genus: Spratelloides
Species: S. gracilis
Binomial name
Spratelloides gracilis
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

The silver-stripe round herring, slender sprat, or Kibinago minnow (Spratelloides gracilis) is a small, herring-like forage fish. They are small fish used as fishing bait, especially in skipjack tuna-fishing. It is valued as food in Japan, where it is known as kibinago. These can be eaten raw, as sashimi, or cooked, as whitebait.

  • Sashimi of kibinago (silver-stripe round herring) Sashimi of kibinago (silver-stripe round herring)
  • Kibinago sashimi with chopsticks Kibinago sashimi with chopsticks
  • Grilled kibinago Grilled kibinago

References

  1. Priede, I.G.; Santos, M.; Gapuz, A.V.; Lanzuela, N.; Buccat, F.G.A.; Lopez, G.; Villarao, M.C.; Doyola, M.C.; Deligero, R.; Hata, H.; Alcantara, M.; Gatlabayan, L.V.; Tambihasan, A.M.; Villanueva, J.A.; Parido, L.; Belga, P.B. (2017). "Spratelloides gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T154759A102899206. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T154759A102899206.en. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. Fish.gov entry Archived 2007-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Kibinago at kuro-usagi.net
Taxon identifiers
Spratelloides gracilis


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