The silver-stripe round herring, slender sprat, or Kibinago minnow (Spratelloides gracilis) is a small, herring-like forage fish.

[2] They are small fish used as fishing bait, especially in skipjack tuna-fishing.

It is valued as food in Japan, where it is known as kibinago.

These can be eaten raw, as sashimi, or cooked, as whitebait.

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