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Clupeidae
113 species in this family
The Clupeidae family includes 113 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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Agone
Alosa agone
Clupeidae
Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
Clupeidae
Allis shad
Alosa alosa
Clupeidae
Amazon spinejaw sprat
Rhinosardinia amazonica
Clupeidae
American gizzard shad
Dorosoma cepedianum
Clupeidae
American shad
Alosa sapidissima
Clupeidae
Anchovy kilka
Clupeonella engrauliformis
Clupeidae
Ansorge fangtooth pellonuline
Odaxothrissa ansorgii
Clupeidae
Aol
Spratelloides delicatulus
Clupeidae
Araucanian herring
Strangomera bentincki
Clupeidae
Atlantic herring
Clupea harengus
Clupeidae
Atlantic menhaden
Brevoortia tyrannus
Clupeidae
Atlantic piquitinga
Lile piquitinga
Clupeidae
Atlantic thread herring
Opisthonema oglinum
Clupeidae
Australian freshwater herring
Potamalosa richmondia
Clupeidae
Australian river gizzard shad
Nematalosa erebi
Clupeidae
Australian sprat
Sprattus novaehollandiae
Clupeidae
Azov kilka
Clupeonella cultriventris
Clupeidae
Bali sardinella
Sardinella lemuru
Clupeidae
Baltic sprat
Sprattus sprattus
Clupeidae
Banded blue sprat
Spratelloides gracilis
Clupeidae
Bang
Sardinella aurita
Clupeidae
Bigscale pellonuline
Microthrissa congica
Clupeidae
Blackbill sprat
Harengula clupeola
Clupeidae
Blacksaddle herring
Herklotsichthys dispilonotus
Clupeidae
Blackstrip sardinella
Sardinella melanura
Clupeidae
Bleeker's smoothbelly sardinella
Amblygaster clupeoides
Clupeidae
Bloch's gizzard shad
Nematalosa nasus
Clupeidae
Blue back
Clupea pallasii
Clupeidae
Blue fry
Jenkinsia lamprotaenia
Clupeidae
Blue herring
Alosa chrysochloris
Clupeidae
Blue sardine
Spratelloides robustus
Clupeidae
Blue sardine
Amblygaster leiogaster
Clupeidae
Blueback glut herring
Alosa aestivalis
Clupeidae
Blueline herring
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus
Clupeidae
Bluntnosed sawtooth pellonuline
Potamothrissa obtusirostris
Clupeidae
Bonejack
Alosa mediocris
Clupeidae
Bonga
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Clupeidae
Bony bream
Anodontostoma chacunda
Clupeidae
Borneo river sprat
Clupeoides borneensis
Clupeidae
Brazilian menhaden
Brevoortia aurea
Clupeidae
Burmese river shad
Gudusia variegata
Clupeidae
Caspian deepwater kilka
Clupeonella grimmi
Clupeidae
Caspian shad
Alosa caspia
Clupeidae
Castelnau's herring
Herklotsichthys castelnaui
Clupeidae
Chinese gizzard shad
Clupanodon thrissa
Clupeidae
Deep herring
Escualosa thoracata
Clupeidae
Deep-bodied Pacific thread herring
Opisthonema libertate
Clupeidae
Deep-bodied sardine
Sardinella albella
Clupeidae
Dotted gizzard shad
Konosirus punctatus
Clupeidae
Dwarf herring
Jenkinsia stolifera
Clupeidae
Estuarine round-herring
Gilchristella aestuaria
Clupeidae
European pilchard
Sardina pilchardus
Clupeidae
Falkland herring
Sprattus fuegensis
Clupeidae
Fimbriated sardine
Sardinella fimbriata
Clupeidae
Finescale menhaden
Brevoortia gunteri
Clupeidae
Five spot herring
Hilsa kelee
Clupeidae
Flatiron herring
Harengula thrissina
Clupeidae
Freshwater sardinella
Sardinella tawilis
Clupeidae
Ganges river sprat
Corica soborna
Clupeidae
Ganges shad
Gudusia chapra
Clupeidae
Gizzard shad
Nematalosa come
Clupeidae
Glassy sprat
Hyperlophus translucidus
Clupeidae
Goldstripe sardinella
Sardinella gibbosa
Clupeidae
Graceful herring
Lile gracilis
Clupeidae
Gulf menhaden
Brevoortia patronus
Clupeidae
Herring
Lile stolifera
Clupeidae
Hualien sardinella
Sardinella hualiensis
Clupeidae
Indian oil sardine
Sardinella longiceps
Clupeidae
Japanese gizzard shad
Nematalosa japonica
Clupeidae
Japanese sardinella
Sardinella zunasi
Clupeidae
Jenyns's sprat
Ramnogaster arcuata
Clupeidae
Lake Mweru sprat
Microthrissa moeruensis
Clupeidae
Lake Tanganyika sardine
Stolothrissa tanganicae
Clupeidae
Lake Tanganyika sardine
Limnothrissa miodon
Clupeidae
Lake Tumba dwarf sprat
Nannothrissa parva
Clupeidae
Little-eye Herring
Jenkinsia majua
Clupeidae
Longfin gizzard shad
Dorosoma anale
Clupeidae
Longtail shad
Tenualosa macrura
Clupeidae
Loose-scaled sardine
Harengula humeralis
Clupeidae
Losera fangtooth pellonuline
Odaxothrissa losera
Clupeidae
Losse's herring
Herklotsichthys lossei
Clupeidae
Madagascar round herring
Sauvagella madagascariensis
Clupeidae
Madeiran sardinella
Sardinella maderensis
Clupeidae
Mai-ndombe dwarf sprat
Nannothrissa stewarti
Clupeidae
Malabar sprat
Ehirava fluviatilis
Clupeidae
Mauritian sardinella
Sardinella jussieu
Clupeidae
Menhaden
Brevoortia smithi
Clupeidae
Middling thread herring
Opisthonema medirastre
Clupeidae
New Zealand sprat
Sprattus antipodum
Clupeidae
New Zealand sprat
Sprattus muelleri
Clupeidae
Nigerian fangtooth pellonuline
Odaxothrissa mento
Clupeidae
Northern pilchard
Amblygaster sirm
Clupeidae
Pacific gizzard shad
Dorosoma smithi
Clupeidae
Pacific menhaden
Ethmidium maculatum
Clupeidae
Pacific thread herring
Opisthonema bulleri
Clupeidae
Pellonula
Pellonula vorax
Clupeidae
Perth herring
Nematalosa vlaminghi
Clupeidae
Pontic shad
Alosa immaculata
Clupeidae
Roundbelly pellonuline
Laeviscutella dekimpei
Clupeidae
Roux's sardinella
Sardinella rouxi
Clupeidae
Royal sprat
Microthrissa royauxi
Clupeidae
Scaled sardine
Harengula jaguana
Clupeidae
Sharpnosed sawtooth pellonuline
Potamothrissa acutirostris
Clupeidae
Sharptooth round herring
Spratellomorpha bianalis
Clupeidae
Smalltoothed pellonula
Pellonula leonensis
Clupeidae
Smoothbelly pellonuline
Congothrissa gossei
Clupeidae
South American pilchard
Sardinops sagax
Clupeidae
Spotback herring
Herklotsichthys punctatus
Clupeidae
Threadfin shad
Dorosoma petenense
Clupeidae
Toli shad
Tenualosa toli
Clupeidae
Twaite shad
Alosa fallax
Clupeidae
West African pygmy herring
Sierrathrissa leonensis
Clupeidae