Clupeinae

Herring
Temporal range: 55–0 Ma


Early Eocene to Present[1]

Atlantic Herring
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Subclass: Neopterygii
Infraclass: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Subfamily: Clupeinae
Genera

Amblygaster
Clupea
Clupeonella
Escualosa
Harengula
Herklotsichthys
Lile
Opisthonema

Clupeinae is a subfamily of herrings, sardines and sprats belonging to the family Clupeidae.[2]

Notes

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  2. Whitehead et al. 1988, p. 42

References

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