Biology:Clupeinae

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Short description: Subfamily of fishes

Clupeinae
Temporal range: 55–0 Ma
Early Eocene to Present[1]
Atlantic herring
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
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. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220223520/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2007-12-25. 
  2. 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)[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]

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