Clupeidae
Atlantic Herring
Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758
Clupea harengus (Atlantic herring) is an abundant, widespread North Atlantic forage fish with a pelagic, schooling lifestyle.
Pacific Herring
Clupea pallasii Valenciennes, 1847
This is a morphological and life cycle description of the fish species Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii).
American Gizzard Shad
Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818)
Dorosoma cepedianum, the gizzard shad, is a North American clupeid fish with distinct physical traits and ecosystem effects.
Threadfin Shad
Dorosoma petenense (Günther, 1867)
Threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense) is a small North American fish commonly used as forage for game fish.
Scaled Sardine
Harengula jaguana Poey, 1865
Harengula jaguana, the scaled sardine, is a small western Atlantic herring-like fish caught for bait and consumption.
Bony Bream
Nematalosa erebi (Günther, 1868)
Nematalosa erebi is a widespread Australian fish species with broad environmental tolerances but sensitivity to low oxygen.
Atlantic Thread Herring
Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur, 1818)
Opisthonema oglinum, the Atlantic thread herring, is a western Atlantic clupeid fish often confused with scaled sardines by anglers.
Round Sardinella
Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847
Sardinella aurita, the round sardinella, is a small pelagic schooling ray-finned fish found in warm Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean waters.
Madeiran Sardinella
Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1838)
Sardinella maderensis is a small vulnerable ray-finned fish found in the Eastern Atlantic and Southeastern Mediterranean.
Hickory Shad
Alosa mediocris (Mitchill, 1814)
Alosa mediocris, or hickory shad, is an anadromous piscivorous fish ranging from Florida to Maine, spawning in fresh water.
Blueback Shad
Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814)
Blueback herring is an anadromous North American herring, often grouped with alewives as river herring, used for bait and food.
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811)
Alosa sapidissima, the American shad, is an anadromous clupeid fish native to the North American Atlantic coast, historically valued as food.
Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus (Wilson, 1811)
This is a morphological description of the alewife Alosa pseudoharengus, noting traits that distinguish it from blueback herring.
Skipjack Shad
Alosa chrysochloris (Rafinesque, 1820)
Alosa chrysochloris, the skipjack herring, is a migratory North American herring restricted to US Gulf of Mexico drainages.
Atlantic Menhaden
Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe, 1802)
Brevoortia tyrannus, the Atlantic menhaden, is a silvery Atlantic fish with historical uses including fertilizer, bait, and food.
Gulf Menhaden
Brevoortia patronus Goode, 1878
Brevoortia patronus, the Gulf menhaden, is a small filter-feeding marine fish supporting the second largest fishery by weight in the United States.
Pacific Sardine
Sardinops sagax (Jenyns, 1842)
Sardinops sagax is an alosid sardine with many common names, found across multiple oceans, reaching up to 40 cm long.
European Sardine
Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792)
Sardina pilchardus, the European pilchard, is a small commercially important pelagic fish found in the northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Black Sea.
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