| Platanichthys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Platanichthys Whitehead, 1968 |
| Species: | P. platana
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| Binomial name | |
| Platanichthys platana (Regan, 1917)
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Platanichthys platana, the Rio Plata sprat, is a very small species of fish belonging to the family, Dorosomatidae. It is endemic to South America. It is the only species in its genus.
- ^ Di Dario, F. & Williams, J.T. (2017). "Platanichthys platana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T186910A1820219. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T186910A1820219.en. Retrieved 12 December 2022.