Clupeinae

Herring; Temporal range: 55–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ; Early Eocene to Present[1]
	Atlantic herring
Scientific classification
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

↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
↑ Whitehead et al. 1988, p. 42

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)

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