Family Clupeidae
(herrings, menhadens, pilchards, sardines, shads, and sprats)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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  Eumetazoa (metazoans)
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  Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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  Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
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  Phylum Chordata (chordates)
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  Craniata (craniates)
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  Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
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  Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
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  Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
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  Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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  Subclass Neopterygii
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  Infraclass Teleostei
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  Superorder Clupeomorpha
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  Order Clupeiformes (anchovies and herrings)
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  Suborder Clupeoidei
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  Family Clupeidae (herrings, menhadens, pilchards, sardines, shads, and sprats)
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  Subfamily Alosinae (shads)
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  Genus Alosa (river herrings)
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  Genus Brevoortia (menhadens)
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  Genus Ethmalosa
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  Genus Ethmidium
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  Genus Gudusia
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  Genus Hilsa
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  Genus Tenualosa
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  Subfamily Clupeinae
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  Genus Amblygaster
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  Genus Clupea
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  Genus Clupeonella
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  Genus Escualosa
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  Genus Harengula (scaly sardines)
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  Genus Herklotsichthys
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  Genus Lile
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  Genus Opisthonema (thread herrings)
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  Genus Platanichthys
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  Genus Ramnogaster
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  Genus Rhinosardinia
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  Genus Sardina
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  Genus Sardinella
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  Genus Sardinops
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  Genus Sprattus
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  Subfamily Dorosomatinae (gizzard shads)
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  Genus Anodontostoma
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  Genus Clupanodon
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  Genus Dorosoma (gizzard shads)
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  Genus Gonialosa
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  Genus Konosirus
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  Genus Nematalosa
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  Subfamily Dussumieriinae (round herrings)
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  Tribe Dussumieriini
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  Genus Dussumieria
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  Genus Etrumeus
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  Tribe Spratelloidini
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  Genus Jenkinsia
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  Genus Spratelloides
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  Subfamily Pellonulinae (freshwater herrings)
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  Genus Clupeichthys
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  Genus Clupeoides
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  Genus Congothrissa
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  Genus Corica
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  Genus Cynothrissa
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  Genus Dayella
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  Genus Ehirava
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  Genus Gilchristella
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  Genus Hyperlophus
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  Genus Laeviscutella
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  Genus Limnothrissa
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  Genus Microthrissa
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  Genus Nannothrissa
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  Genus Odaxothrissa
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  Genus Pellonula
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  Genus Poecilothrissa
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  Genus Potamalosa
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  Genus Potamothrissa
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  Genus Sauvagella
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  Genus Sierrathrissa
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  Genus Spratellomorpha
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  Genus Stolothrissa
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  Genus Thrattidion