Clupeidae
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Clupeidae is the family of the herrings, shads, sardines, and menhadens. It includes many of the most important food fishes in the world.
Some important species:
- 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)
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 (prehistoric)
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