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Clupeidae

Clupeidae

Atlantic herring
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Clupeiformes
Family:Clupeidae
Genera
Subfamily Dussumieriinae
(round herrings)
    Dayella
    Dussumieria
    Etrumeus
    Gilchristella
    Jenkinsia
    Luisiella
    Sauvagella
    Spratelloides
    Spratellomorpha
Subfamily Clupeinae
    Amblygaster
    Clupea
    Clupeonella
    Escualosa
    Harengula
    Herklotsichthys
    Lile
    Opisthonema
Subfamily Alosinae
(shads, menhadens)
    Alosa
    Brevoortia
    Caspialosa
    Ethmalosa
    Ethmidium
    Gudusia
    Hilsa
    Tenualosa
Subfamily Pellonulinae
    Knightia
    Clupeichthys
    Clupeoides
    Congothrissa
    Corica
    Cynothrissa
    Ehirava
    Hyperlophus
    Laeviscutella
    Limnothrissa
    Microthrissa
    Odaxothrissa
    Pellonula
    Poecilothrissa
    Potamalosa
    Potamothrissa
    Stalothrissa
Subfamily Dorosomatinae
(gizzard shads)
    Anodontostoma
    Clupanodon
    Dorosoma
    Gonialosa
    Konosirus
    Nematalosa
ungrouped
    Erichalcis
    Ilisha
    Nannothrissa
    Neoopisthopterus
    Pellona
    Platanichthys
    Ramnogaster
    Rhinosardinia
    Sardina
    Sardinella
    Sardinops
    Sierrathrissa
    Sprattus
    Stolothrissa
    Strangomera
    Thrattidion

Clupeidae is the family of the herrings, shads, sardines, and menhadens. It includes many of the most important food fishes in the world.

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