Clupeidae
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Clupeidae is a family of small, schooling, mostly marine fish that includes herrings, sardines, and shads, many of which are ecologically and commercially important.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clupeidae canonical | 5 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| bodyShape | laterally compressed ⓘ |
| bodySize | small to medium-sized ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | herring family ⓘ |
| diet |
phytoplankton
ⓘ
plankton ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide in temperate and tropical seas ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
forage fish
ⓘ
key prey for larger fish ⓘ key prey for marine mammals ⓘ key prey for seabirds ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
commercial fisheries
ⓘ
fish meal production ⓘ fish oil production ⓘ human food ⓘ |
| feedingType | filter feeder ⓘ |
| finFeature |
no lateral line or weak lateral line
ⓘ
single dorsal fin ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish waters
ⓘ
coastal waters ⓘ continental shelf regions ⓘ marine waters ⓘ |
| includesCommonGroup |
herrings
ⓘ
menhadens ⓘ sardines ⓘ shads ⓘ sprats ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Alosa
ⓘ
Brevoortia ⓘ Clupea ⓘ Sardina ⓘ Sardinops ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Alosa sapidissima
ⓘ
Atlantic herring ⓘ
surface form:
Clupea harengus
Sardina ⓘ
surface form:
Sardina pilchardus
Sardinops ⓘ
surface form:
Sardinops sagax
|
| order | Clupeiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| scaleType | cycloid scales ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| spawningBehavior | pelagic spawners ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | primary consumer ⓘ |
| typicalBehavior | schooling ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.