delicate round herring
Spratelloides delicatulus (Bennett, 1832)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Spratelloides delicatulus, the blue sprat, also known as the delicate round herring, blueback sprat, or piha, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Spratelloididae, the small round herrings. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution and has been recorded off Tel-Aviv on the Mediterranean coast of Israel.
Wikipedia contributors, Spratelloides delicatulus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:10:20.282803+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Spratelloides delicatulus (Bennett, 1832)
- Name authority
- (Bennett, 1832)
- Common name
- delicate round herring
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Spratelloididae
- Genus
- Spratelloides
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
- familySpratelloididae Jordan, 1925
- genusSpratelloides Bleeker, 1851
- speciesSpratelloides delicatulus (Bennett, 1832)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Spratelloides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| silverstriped round herringSpratelloides gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | SpratelloididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spratelloides lewisi Wongratana, 1983 | SpratelloididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spratelloides robustus Ogilby, 1897 | SpratelloididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Spratelloides decicatulus (Bennett, 1832) (Bennett, 1832) | synonym |
| Alosa alburnus Kner & Steindachner, 1867 Kner & Steindachner, 1867 | synonym |
| Clupea macassariensis Bleeker, 1849 Bleeker, 1849 | synonym |
| Stolephorus delicatulus (Bennett, 1832) (Bennett, 1832) | synonym |
| Alausa alburnus Kner & Steindachner, 1867 Kner & Steindachner, 1867 | synonym |
| Clupea delicatula Bennett, 1832 Bennett, 1832 | ambiguous synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126424 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4ZDQ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.