The Day's round herring (Dayella malabarica) is a relative of the herring that is endemic to southwestern India. It is the only species in its genus. It is named after Francis Day who described the species in 1873.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Clupeomorpha |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Suborder: | Clupeoidei |
| Family: | Ehiravidae |
| Genus: | Dayella Talwar & Whitehead, 1972 |
| Species: | D. malabarica
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| Binomial name | |
| Dayella malabarica (F. Day, 1873)
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| Synonyms | |
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Spratelloides malabaricus | |
References edit
- ^ Mohd Arshaad, W.; Munroe, T.A.; Gaughan, D.; Raghavan, R. & Ali, A. (2017). "Dayella malabarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T172314A60601652. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T172314A60601652.en. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Dayella malabarica" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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