Silver-stripe round herring
| Silver-stripe round herring | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Spratelloididae |
| Genus: | Spratelloides |
| Species: | S. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Spratelloides gracilis | |
The silver-stripe round herring, slender sprat, or Kibinago minnow (Spratelloides gracilis) is a small, herring-like forage fish.[2] 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.[3]
Sashimi of kibinago (silver-stripe round herring)
Kibinago sashimi with chopsticks
Grilled kibinago
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fish.gov entry Archived 2007-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kibinago at kuro-usagi.net