Gilchristella

Gilchristella aestuaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Ehiravidae
Genus: Gilchristella
Fowler, 1935
Species:
G. aestuaria
Binomial name
Gilchristella aestuaria
(Gilchrist, 1913)
Synonyms

Spratelloides aestuarius Gilchrist, 1913

Gilchristella aestuaria, the Gilchrist's round herring or estuarine round-herring,[2] is a member of the herring family Clupeidae that occurs off the coasts of Southern Africa. It is the only species in its genus, which was named for John Dow Fisher Gilchrist (1866–1926).[3]

  1. ^ Bills, R. (2007). "Gilchristella aestuaria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63245A12644478. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63245A12644478.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Gilchristella aestuaria Estuarine round-herring". Animal Diversity. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  3. ^ "John Dow Fisher Gilchrist". Neglected Science. 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2014.