Silverstriped round herring
Spratelloides gracilis
- Usual depth1–15 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The silver-stripe round herring, slender sprat, or Kibinago minnow 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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 39 records
- March: 109 records
- April: 206 records
- May: 210 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 135 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Silverstriped round herring, Banded Blue Sprat, Blue Sprat, Kibinago Minnow, Silver Round Herring, Silver Sprat, silverstriped round herring, silver stripe round herring, Silver-stripe Round Herring, Silver-stripe round herring, Striped round herring, Slender Roundherring, Slender Sprat, Striped Round Herring
Names in 6 more languages
- Spanish
- arenquillo de banda
- French
- Hareng gracile
- Japanese
- Kibinago, キビナゴ, リュウキュウキビナゴ
- Korean
- 샛줄멸
- Thai
- ปลากะตักหัวแข็งเรียว
- Simplified Chinese
- 丁香魚, 日本銀帶鯡
Other scientific names: Clupea argyrotaeniata, Clupea gracilis, Spratelloides atrofasciatus
Similar species
- Delicate round herring
Spratelloides delicatulus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,390 open-data records from 1846 to 2023.
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