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.

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Label Occurrences
Clupeiformes canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf order of fishes
taxonomic rank
class Actinopterygii
commonName herrings and allies
containsFamily Chirocentridae
Clupeidae
Dussumieriidae
Engraulidae
Pristigasteridae
Sundasalangidae
linked to: Salangidae
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
kingdom Animalia
morphologicalFeature abdominal pelvic fins
cycloid scales
forked caudal fin
laterally compressed body
silvery coloration
single dorsal fin
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Ostariophysi
reproduction oviparous
sensoryAdaptation well-developed lateral line or lateral line substitutes
subclass Neopterygii
subphylum Vertebrata
superorder Clupeomorpha
taxonAuthor Charles Lucien Bonaparte
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
trophicRole planktivores
typeSpecies Clupea harengus
linked to: Atlantic herring
typicalBehavior schooling
typicalBodySize small to medium-sized fishes

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clupea order Clupeiformes
Clupeidae order Clupeiformes
Sardina order Clupeiformes
Alosa order Clupeiformes
Brevoortia order Clupeiformes
Sardinops order Clupeiformes
Herring order Clupeiformes