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Clupeidae Cuvier, 1816

125464  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125464)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Clupeiformes (Order)
  11. Clupeidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Clupea Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Genus Ethmidium Thompson, 1916
  3. Genus Hyperlophus Ogilby, 1892
  4. Genus Pliosteostoma Norman, 1923
  5. Genus Potamalosa Ogilby, 1897
  6. Genus Ramnogaster Whitehead, 1965
  7. Genus Sprattus Girgensohn, 1846
  8. Genus Strangomera Whitehead, 1965
  9. Genus Ambligaster accepted as Amblygaster Bleeker, 1849 (misspelling)
  10. Genus Amblyogaster accepted as Amblygaster Bleeker, 1849 (misspelling)
  11. Genus Anadontostoma accepted as Anodontostoma Bleeker, 1849 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  12. Genus Anodontasoma accepted as Anodontostoma Bleeker, 1849 (misspelling)
  13. Genus Apterygia Gray, 1835 accepted as Raconda Gray, 1831
  14. Genus Caspiolosa accepted as Caspialosa Berg, 1915 accepted as Alosa Linck, 1790 (misspelling)
  15. Genus Chatoesus accepted as Chatoessus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Dorosoma Rafinesque, 1820 (misspelling)
  16. Genus Clupoides accepted as Clupeoides Bleeker, 1851 (misspelling)
  17. Genus Corcia accepted as Corica Hamilton, 1822 (misspelling)
  18. Genus Cynathrissa accepted as Cynothrissa Regan, 1917 accepted as Odaxothrissa Boulenger, 1899 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  19. Genus Esculaosa accepted as Escualosa Whitley, 1940 (misspelling)
  20. Genus Gadusia accepted as Gudusia Fowler, 1911 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  21. Genus Harengus Garsault, 1764 accepted as Clupea Linnaeus, 1758
  22. Genus Herclotsichthys accepted as Herklotsichthys Whitley, 1951 (misspelling)
  23. Genus Herklosichthys accepted as Herklotsichthys Whitley, 1951 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  24. Genus Herkloteichthys accepted as Herklotsichthys Whitley, 1951 (misspelling)
  25. Genus Herklotsich accepted as Herklotsichthys Whitley, 1951 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  26. Genus Herkotslichthys accepted as Herklotsichthys Whitley, 1951 (misspelling)
  27. Genus Meletta Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Sprattus Girgensohn, 1846
  28. Genus Nematalosus accepted as Nematalosa Regan, 1917 (misspelling)
  29. Genus Nematolosa accepted as Nematalosa Regan, 1917 (misspelling)
  30. Genus Ophisthonema accepted as Opisthonema Gill, 1861 (misspelling)
  31. Genus Ophistonema accepted as Opisthonema Gill, 1861 (misspelling)
  32. Genus Pelonula accepted as Pellonula Günther, 1868 (misspelling)
  33. Genus Perkinsia Eigenmann, 1891 accepted as Etrumeus Bleeker, 1853
  34. Genus Pollonula accepted as Pellonula Günther, 1868 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  35. Genus Rogenia Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Clupea Linnaeus, 1758
  36. Genus Sardinelis accepted as Sardinella Valenciennes, 1847 (misspelling)
  37. Genus Sardinelola accepted as Sardinella Valenciennes, 1847 (misspelling)
  38. Genus Sardinopus accepted as Sardinops Hubbs, 1929 (misspelling)
  39. Genus Spratella Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Sprattus Girgensohn, 1846
  40. Genus Spratus accepted as Sprattus Girgensohn, 1846 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Distribution: global (mostly tropical) from 70° N to about 60° S. Chiefly marine coastal and schooling fishes; some...  
Distribution Distribution: global (mostly tropical) from 70° N to about 60° S. Chiefly marine coastal and schooling fishes; some freshwater and anadromous. Body usually fusiform, round to strongly compressed. Head without scales; jaw teeth, when present, are small or minute. A single dorsal fin, small and near midpoint of body; pelvic fins more or less below dorsal fin base; dorsal and pelvic fins absent in some species; soft rays only. Lateral line spanning a few scales behind the head in some species, missing in others; scales cycloid (smooth to touch); abdominal scutes usually present (a single pelvic scute in the Dussumieriinae). Branchiostegal rays usually 5-10. Most feed on small planktonic animals. Size range (adults): from 2 to 75 cm. One of the most important family of commercial fishes, processed for food, oil, or fish meal. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Clupeidae Cuvier, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125464 on 2025-05-30
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
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Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details] 

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
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Unreviewed
Distribution Distribution: global (mostly tropical) from 70° N to about 60° S. Chiefly marine coastal and schooling fishes; some freshwater and anadromous. Body usually fusiform, round to strongly compressed. Head without scales; jaw teeth, when present, are small or minute. A single dorsal fin, small and near midpoint of body; pelvic fins more or less below dorsal fin base; dorsal and pelvic fins absent in some species; soft rays only. Lateral line spanning a few scales behind the head in some species, missing in others; scales cycloid (smooth to touch); abdominal scutes usually present (a single pelvic scute in the Dussumieriinae). Branchiostegal rays usually 5-10. Most feed on small planktonic animals. Size range (adults): from 2 to 75 cm. One of the most important family of commercial fishes, processed for food, oil, or fish meal. [details]
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LanguageName 
Dutch haring  [details]
English shadssardinesmenhadensherrings  [details]
French hareng  [details]
German hering  [details]
Japanese ニシン科  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål sildefamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk sildefamilien  [details]
Swedish sillfiskar  [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clupeidae) 
To Genbank 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Clupeidae RAD100322-001) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Clupeidae RAD100324-001) 
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Dollo (1904, pl. 08)
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Dollo (1904, pl. 08)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Clupeidae RAD100322-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Clupeidae RAD100322-001)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Clupeidae RAD100324-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Clupeidae RAD100324-001)
Hosted externally
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