Day's round herring

Dayella malabarica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Genus: Dayella
Talwar & Whitehead, 1972
Species: D. malabarica
Binomial name
Dayella malabarica
(F. Day, 1873)
Synonyms

Spratelloides malabaricus

The Day's round herring (Dayella malabarica) is a relative of the herring that is endemic to southwestern India. It is the only species in its genus. It is named after Francis Day who described the species in 1873.

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