Clupeiformes

Kingdom:  Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Vertebrata
Class:Osteichthyes
Order:Clupeiformes

Suborder

Family
Subfamily
Genus
  • species -- Common Name

Clupioidei

Clupeidae

Clupeinae
Alosa
  • alosa -- Shad
  • fallax -- Twaite shad
  • sapidissima -- American shad
Clupea
  • harengus -- Atlantic herring
  • pallasii -- Pacific herring
Sardina
  • pilcardus -- Pilchard
Sardinella
  • aurita -- Mediterranean sardine
Sardinops
  • caerules -- Pacific sardine
  • melanosticta -- Japanese sardine
  • neo-pilchardus -- Australian sardine
  • ocellata -- South African sardine
  • sagax -- South American sardine
Sprattus
  • Sprattus -- Sprat


Engraulidae

Engraulis
  • capensis -- South African anchovy
  • encrasicholus -- Anchovy
  • japonicus -- Japanese anchovy
  • mordax -- North American anchovy
  • ringens -- Anchoveta

Denticipitoidei

Denticipitidae

Denticeps
  • clupeiidea -- Denticipitoid herring