Biology:Dorosomatidae

Short description: Family of fishes

Dorosomatidae
Dorosoma cepedianum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Suborder:	Clupeoidei
Family:	Dorosomatidae Gill, 1861
Genera
Amblygaster Anodontostoma Clupanodon Congothrissa Dorosoma Escualosa Ethmalosa Gonialosa Harengula Herklotsichthys Hilsa Konosirus Laeviscutella Lile Limnothrissa Microthrissa Nannothrissa Nematalosa Odaxothrissa Opisthonema Pellonula Platanichthys Poecilothrissa Potamothrissa Rhinosardinia Sardinella Sierrathrissa Stolothrissa Tenualosa Thrattidion

Dorosomatidae is a family of clupeiform fishes. It is now recognized by FishBase as a family in its own right; it had been considered to be a subfamily of Clupeidae. It contains 31 extant genera.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17539863 entry