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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[?]

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.

Species:

Atlantic menhaden[?] Brevoortia tyrannus
Atlantic herring Clupea harengus
Baltic herring[?] Clupea harengus membras
Pacific herring[?] Clupea pallasii
European pilchard[?] Sardina pilchardus

External links

FishBase info for Clupeidae (http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/FamilySummary.cfm?ID=43)
Miko's Phylogeny Archive (http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/Metazoa/Deuterostoma/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Clupeiformes/Clupeidae.htm)

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