? Clupeidae
Atlantic herring
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Clupeiformes Family: Clupeidae
Genera
See text. Photo by Uwe Kils. ... Binomial name Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic herring Clupea harengus is the one of the most abundant species of fish on the planet. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Animals are a major group of organisms, classified as the kingdom Animalia or Meta­zoa. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families Denticipitidae (denticle herring) Engraulidae (anchovies) Pristigasteridae (pristigasterids) Chirocentridae (wolf herring) Clupeidae (herrings) Clupeiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae. ...

Clupeidae is the family of the herrings, shads, sardines, and menhadens. It includes many of the most important food fishes in the world. Species Clupea alba Clupea bentincki Clupea caspiopontica Clupea chrysotaenia Clupea elongata Clupea halec Clupea harengus Clupea inermis Clupea leachii Clupea lineolata Clupea minima Clupea mirabilis Clupea pallasii Clupea sardinacaroli Clupea sulcata Herrings are small oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the temperate, shallow waters of the North Atlantic... Species (Caspian shad) (Caspian anadromous shad) (Alewife) (American or Atlantic shad) (Persian Gulf shad) many others The shads or river herrings comprise the genus Alosa, fishes related to herring in the family Clupeidae. ... Sardines or pilchards are a group of several types of small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. ... The menhadens comprise two genera of marine fish in the family Clupeidae. ... Seafood in Brussels, Belgium Seafood is any sea animal that is served as food or is suitable for eating. ...

Some important species:

• Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus
• Atlantic herring Clupea harengus
• Baltic herring Clupea harengus membras
• Pacific herring Clupea pallasii
• European pilchard Sardina pilchardus

Binomial name Brevoortia tyrannus Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannusThe is a silvery, highly compressed (flat) fish. ... Binomial name Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic herring Clupea harengus is the one of the most abundant species of fish on the planet. ... Lake Huron herring A herring is a type of small oily fish found in the temperate, shallow waters of the North Atlantic. ...

Genera

Subfamily Dussumieriinae (round herrings)
Dayella
Dussumieria
Etrumeus
Gilchristella
Jenkinsia
Luisiella
Sauvagella
Spratelloides
Spratellomorpha
Sardines or pilchards are a group of several types of small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. ...

Subfamily Clupeinae
Amblygaster
Clupea
Clupeonella
Escualosa
Harengula
Herklotsichthys
Lile
Opisthonema
Clupea may refer to: Clupea, the genus of herrings. ... Sardines or pilchards are a group of several types of small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. ...

Subfamily Alosinae (shads, menhadens)
Alosa
Brevoortia
Caspialosa
Ethmalosa
Ethmidium
Gudusia
Hilsa
Tenualosa
Species (Caspian shad) (Caspian anadromous shad) (Alewife) (American or Atlantic shad) (Persian Gulf shad) many others The shads or river herrings comprise the genus Alosa, fishes related to herring in the family Clupeidae. ... Menhaden are two genera of marine fish in the family Clupeidae. ... Menhaden are two genera of marine fish in the family Clupeidae. ...

Subfamily Pellonulinae
Knightia (prehistoric)
Clupeichthys
Clupeoides
Congothrissa
Corica
Cynothrissa
Ehirava
Hyperlophus
Laeviscutella
Limnothrissa
Microthrissa
Odaxothrissa
Pellonula
Poecilothrissa
Potamalosa
Potamothrissa
Stalothrissa
Fossil of Knightia Knightia is an extinct genus of fish well-known from abundant fossils found in the Green River Formation of Wyoming (USA). ...

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
Hilsa, also pronounced Ilish is the national fish of Bangladesh and also relished in Indias Bengali and Oriya speaking populace. ... Species Clupea alba Clupea bentincki Clupea caspiopontica Clupea chrysotaenia Clupea elongata Clupea halec Clupea harengus Clupea inermis Clupea leachii Clupea lineolata Clupea minima Clupea mirabilis Clupea pallasii Clupea sardinacaroli Clupea sulcata Herrings are small oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the temperate, shallow waters of the North Atlantic... Species See text. ...

External links

• FishBase info for Clupeidae
• Miko's Phylogeny Archive