Family Clupeidae - Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens
Order : Clupeiformes Clupeidae Clupeidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 7 | Species : 15 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record : lower   Tertiary   lower   Eocene Ref. Gaudant, J. 1991
Remark : The classification in subfamilies is original to FishBase et based on the phylogenetic work of Lavoué et al. (2013: Ref. 93878) in absence of consensual classification so far. Includes the former Sundalangidae (1 genus, Sundalanx, and 7 species) that are actually paedomorphic species deeply nested in Clupeidae-Ehiravinae. Distribution: global (mostly tropical) from 70° N to about 60° S. Chiefly marine coastal and schooling fishes; some freshwater and anadromous. Body usually fusiform, round to strongly compressed. Head without scales; jaw teeth, when present, are small or minute. A single dorsal fin, small and near midpoint of body; pelvic fins more or less below dorsal fin base; dorsal and pelvic fins absent in some species; soft rays only. Lateral line spanning a few scales behind the head in some species, missing in others; scales cycloid (smooth to touch). Branchiostegal rays usually 5-10. Most feed on small planktonic animals. Size range (adults): from 2 to 75 cm. One of the most important family of commercial fishes, processed for food, oil, or fish meal.
Etymology : Latin, clupea = sardine, derived from Clupeus = shield; doubtless a reference to the scales covering the body of the fish + Greek, odous = teeth
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level : normal
Main Ref. : Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Clupei | | | | | | | | | Clupeiformes | Clupeoidei | | Clupeidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Clupeidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
! Clupea harengula Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
synonymotheroriginal
Clupea membras Wulf, 1765
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Cyprinus esca Walbaum, 1792
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea halec Mitchill, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea elongata Lesueur, 1818
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea alba Yarrell, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymotheroriginal
Clupea leachii Yarrell, 1832
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea minima Storer, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Rogenia alba Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea harengus islandicus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea islandicus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Clupea harengus britannicus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea britannicus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Clupea harengus atlanticus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea atlanticus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Clupea harengus ivernicus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea ivernicus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Clupea harengus caledonicus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea caledonicus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Clupea harengus scoticus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea scoticus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Clupea harengus frisius Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea frisius Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Clupea harengus cimbricus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea cimbricus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Clupea harengus scandicus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea scandicus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Clupea harengus norvegicus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea norvegivus Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymotheroriginal
Clupea septemtrionalis Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea harengus borealis Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymotheroriginal
Clupea borealis Schnakenbeck, 1931
synonymotheroriginal
synonymotheroriginal
synonymotheroriginal
Clupea manulensis Marion de Procé, 1822
acceptedseniororiginal
Clupea pallasii Valenciennes, 1847
acceptedseniororiginal
Clupea harengus pallasi Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniorchange in rank
Clupea harengus pallasii Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniorchange in rank
Clupea pallasii pallasii Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniorchange in rank
! Clupea pallasi Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
Clupea lineolata Valenciennes, 1847
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Clupea mirabilis Girard, 1854
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea inermis Basilewsky, 1855
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in species
synonymjuniorchange in species
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea pallasii suworowi Rabinerson, 1927
synonymjuniorchange in rank
! Clupea pallasi suworovi Rabinerson, 1927
synonymjuniorchange in rank
! Clupea pallasi suworowi Rabinerson, 1927
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Clupea harengus (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Clupea sprattus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Clupea spratttus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
! Spratus spratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniornew
Clupea latulus Cuvier, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea papalina Bonaparte, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea schoneveldii Krøyer, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Spratella pumila Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Meletta vulgaris Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea sulinae Antipa, 1904
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea sprattus balticus Schneider, 1908
synonymjuniororiginal
Sprattus sprattus balticus (Schneider, 1908)
synonymjuniornew
! Spratella sprattus baltica (Schneider, 1908)
synonymjuniornew
Spratella serdinka Nikolskii, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
Sprattus fuegensis (Jenyns, 1842)
acceptedseniornew
Clupea fuegensis Jenyns, 1842
synonymseniororiginal
! Sprattus fueguensis (Jenyns, 1842)
synonymseniornew
Sprattus novaehollandiae (Valenciennes, 1847)
acceptedseniornew
Meletta novaehollandiae Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
Clupea bassensis McCulloch, 1911
synonymjuniororiginal
Sprattus bassensis (McCulloch, 1911)
synonymjuniornew
Sprattus antipodum (Hector, 1872)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Clupea antipoda Hector, 1872
synonymseniorchange in rank
Clupea antipodum Hector, 1872
synonymseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
Clupea holodon Regan, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal
Sprattus muelleri (non Klunzinger, 1879)
misappliedmisappliednew
Sprattus muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879)
acceptedseniornew
Clupea muelleri Klunzinger, 1879
synonymseniororiginal
Sprattus antipodum (non Hector, 1872)
misappliedmisappliednew
Hyperlophus vittatus (Castelnau, 1875)
acceptedseniornew
Meletta vittata Castelnau, 1875
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Clupea spratellides Ogilby, 1892
synonymjuniororiginal
Hyperlophus copii Ogilby, 1897
synonymjuniororiginal
Hyperlophus translucidus McCulloch, 1917
acceptedseniororiginal
Potamalosa richmondia (Macleay, 1879)
acceptedseniornew
Clupea richmondia Macleay, 1879
synonymseniororiginal
Potamalosa antiqua Ogilby, 1897
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea novaehollandiae (non Valenciennes, 1847)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Potamalosa novaehollandiae (non Valenciennes, 1847)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Ethmidium maculatum (Valenciennes, 1847)
acceptedseniornew
Alausa maculata Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
Brevoortia maculata (Valenciennes, 1847)
synonymseniornew
Clupea maculata (Valenciennes, 1847)
synonymseniornew
Alausa coerulea Valenciennes, 1847
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Clupea notacanthus Günther, 1868
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea notacanthoides Steindachner, 1869
synonymjuniororiginal
Ethmidium chilcae Hildebrand, 1946
synonymjuniororiginal
Brevoortia maculata chilcae (Hildebrand, 1946)
synonymjuniornew
Ramnogaster arcuata (Jenyns, 1842)
acceptedseniornew
Clupea arcuata Jenyns, 1842
synonymseniororiginal
Spratella arcuata (Jenyns, 1842)
synonymseniornew
Ramnogaster melanostoma (Eigenmann, 1907)
acceptedseniornew
Pomolobus melanostomus Eigenmann, 1907
synonymseniororiginal
Clupea melanostoma (Eigenmann, 1907)
synonymseniornew
Spratella melanostoma (Eigenmann, 1907)
synonymseniornew
Clupea melanostoma limnoica Alonzo de Arámburu, 1961
ambiguousotheroriginal
Strangomera bentincki (Norman, 1936)
acceptedseniornew
Clupea bentincki Norman, 1936
synonymseniororiginal
Clupea bentincki cuga de Buen, 1958
synonymjuniororiginal
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