Clupeiformes
Clupeiformes is an order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family Clupeidae, and the anchovy family Engraulidae. The group includes many of the most important forage and food fish. They are physostomes.
Description
Clupeiformes are slightly slender in appearance. Some of them are deep-bodied, like the genus Pellona. While most of the Clupeiformes live in oceans, others are native to freshwater lakes.
Classification
The order includes about 405 species in eleven families:
- Order Clupeiformes
- Suborder Denticipitoidei
- Family Denticipitidae (denticle herring)
- Suborder Clupeoidei
- Family Engraulidae (anchovies)
- Subfamily Coiliinae
- Subfamily Engraulinae
- Family Spratelloididae
- Family Pristigasteridae (longfin herrings)
- Subfamily Pristigasterinae
- Subfamily Pelloninae
- Family Chirocentridae (wolf herrings)
- Family Dussumieriidae (round herrings)
- Family Clupeidae (herrings)
- Family Ehiravidae
- Family Alosidae (shads, sardines and menhadens)
- Family Dorosomatidae
- Family Engraulidae (anchovies)
- Suborder Denticipitoidei
Species
Atlantic herring
Main article: Atlantic herring
The Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) is a herring in the family Clupeidae.
Denticle herring
Main article: Denticle herring
The denticle herring (Denticeps clupeoides) is a small species of ray-finned fish found only in the rivers of Benin, Nigeria, and western Cameroon.
Rainbow sardine
Main article: Rainbow sardine
The rainbow sardine (Dussumieria acuta), also known as common sprat, is a species of round herring important to aquaculture.
Related pages
References
- Nelson, Gareth (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 91–95. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
