Corica (fish)

Corica
Corica soborna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Ehiravidae
Genus:
F. Hamilton, 1822
Type species
Corica soborna
F. Hamilton, 1822

Corica is a small genus of sprats that occur in rivers in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Two described species are placed in the genus.

Species

Ganges river sprat (Kachki fish), West Bengal, India

References

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