Clupeiformes |
Alosa fallax
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Scientific classification |
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Families |
Denticipitidae (denticle herring)
Engraulidae (anchovies)
Pristigasteridae (pristigasterids)
Chirocentridae (wolf herring)
Clupeidae (herrings) |
Clupeiformes is the order of
ray-finned fish that includes the
herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family,
Engraulidae.
The order includes about 300 species in five families.