Clupeinae

Herring Temporal range: 55–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N 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

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

References

Whitehead PJP, Nelson GJ and Wongratana T (1988) FAO species catalogue, volume 7: Clupeoid Fishes of the World (Suborder Clupeoidei) FAO Fisheries Synopsis 125, Rome. ISBN 92-5-102340-9. Download ZIP (16 MB)

Marine

Clupeidae	Anchovies herring Ilisha mackerel (small) menhaden sardine shad sprats

Other	Capelin goldband fusilier halfbeak smelt krill squid (small)

Freshwater

Minnow	Leuciscinae dace shiner

Other	Carp (small) killifish mosquitofish herrings river herring alewives sucker

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