CLUPEIDAE

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

Contents

Species

Genera

References

Species

Important commercial species include:

★ Atlantic menhaden, ''Brevoortia tyrannus''

★ Atlantic herring, ''Clupea harengus''

★ Baltic herring, ''Clupea harengus membras''

★ Pacific herring, ''Clupea pallasii''

★ European pilchard, ''Sardina pilchardus''

Genera

★ 'Subfamily Dussumieriinae' (round herrings)

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★ ''Dayella''

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★ ''Dussumieria''

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★ ''Etrumeus''

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★ ''Gilchristella''

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★ ''Jenkinsia''

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★ ''Luisiella''

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★ ''Sauvagella''

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★ ''Spratelloides''

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★ ''Spratellomorpha''

★ 'Subfamily Clupeinae'

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★ ''Amblygaster''

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★ ''Clupea''

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★ ''Clupeonella''

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★ ''Escualosa''

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★ ''Harengula''

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★ ''Herklotsichthys''

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★ ''Lile''

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★ ''Opisthonema''

★ 'Subfamily Alosinae' (shads, menhadens)

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★ ''Alosa''

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★ ''Brevoortia''

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★ ''Ethmalosa''

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★ ''Ethmidium''

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★ ''Gudusia''

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★ ''Hilsa''

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★ ''Tenualosa''

★ 'Subfamily Pellonulinae'

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★ ''Knightia'' (prehistoric)

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★ ''Clupeichthys''

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★ ''Clupeoides''

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★ ''Congothrissa''

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★ ''Corica''

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★ ''Cynothrissa''

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★ ''Ehirava''

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★ ''Hyperlophus''

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★ ''Laeviscutella''

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★ ''Limnothrissa''

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★ ''Microthrissa''

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★ ''Odaxothrissa''

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★ ''Pellonula''

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★ ''Poecilothrissa''

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★ ''Potamalosa''

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★ ''Potamothrissa''

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★ ''Stalothrissa''

★ 'Subfamily Dorosomatinae' (gizzard shads)

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★ ''Anodontostoma''

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★ ''Clupanodon''

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★ ''Dorosoma''

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★ ''Gonialosa''

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★ ''Konosirus''

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★ ''Nematalosa''

★ 'Incertae sedis'

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★ ''Erichalcis''

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★ ''Knightia'' † extinct

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★ ''Ilisha''

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★ ''Nannothrissa''

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★ ''Neoopisthopterus''

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★ ''Pellona''

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★ ''Platanichthys''

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★ ''Ramnogaster''

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★ ''Rhinosardinia''

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★ ''Sardina''

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★ ''Sardinella''

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★ ''Sardinops''

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★ ''Sierrathrissa''

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★ ''Sprattus''

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★ ''Stolothrissa''

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★ ''Strangomera''

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★ ''Thrattidion''

References

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★ Miko's Phylogeny Archive