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Amblygaster
A. sirm
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Dorosomatidae
Genus:	Amblygaster Bleeker, 1849
Type species
Amblygaster clupeoides Bleeker, 1849

Amblygaster is a small genus of sardinellas in the herring family Dorosomatidae. It currently contains four species. They are found in Indo-West Pacific regions.

Species

• Amblygaster clupeoides Bleeker, 1849 (Bleeker's smoothbelly sardinella)
• Amblygaster indiana Mary, Balasubramanian, Selvaraju & Shiny, 2017
• Amblygaster leiogaster (Valenciennes, 1847) (Smoothbelly sardinella)
• Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum, 1792) (Spotted sardinella)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Dorosomatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Amblygaster". FishBase. June 2011 version.

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