Clupeiformes
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Clupeiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes herrings, sardines, anchovies, and related small, schooling, often commercially important marine and freshwater species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clupeiformes canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of fishes
ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | herrings and allies ⓘ |
| containsFamily |
Chirocentridae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clupeidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Dussumieriidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Engraulidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pristigasteridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundasalangidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
plankton
ⓘ
small crustaceans ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| ecologicalImportance | key forage fishes for larger predators ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
commercial fisheries
ⓘ
fishmeal production ⓘ human food ⓘ |
| eggType | pelagic eggs ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | Cretaceous to Recent ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | worldwide in temperate and tropical seas ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish waters
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ marine waters ⓘ |
| includesCommonGroup |
anchovies
ⓘ
herrings ⓘ menhadens ⓘ sardines ⓘ shads ⓘ sprats ⓘ |
| infraclass | Teleostei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
abdominal pelvic fins
ⓘ
cycloid scales ⓘ forked caudal fin ⓘ laterally compressed body ⓘ silvery coloration ⓘ single dorsal fin ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Ostariophysi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | well-developed lateral line or lateral line substitutes ⓘ |
| subclass | Neopterygii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata ⓘ |
| superorder | Clupeomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor |
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trophicRole | planktivores ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Clupea harengus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalBehavior | schooling ⓘ |
| typicalBodySize | small to medium-sized fishes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.