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Clupeiformes

Fish Orders

Clupeiformes is the order of ray finned fish containing the herring family Clupeidae and the anchovy and sardine family Engraulidae. Many of its species are small, schooling fish of major ecological and commercial importance as forage fish and food fish.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Member Count Band
100 to 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Cretaceous 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Clupeiformes
Filter Results3 entries

Atlantic Herring

Clupeiformes

European Anchovy

Clupeiformes

European Pilchard

Clupeiformes
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Atlantic Herring, Species
Source Atlantic Herring (Wikidata)
European Anchovy, Species
Source European Anchovy (Wikidata)
European Pilchard, Species
Source European Pilchard (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ193389, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Clupeiformes
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Clupeiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae and sardines.
  • In Group: Other Ray-Finned Fish Orders, Lead section
    is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Clupeiformes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 443
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Clupeiformes
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Clupeiformes" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 125.77 ... "early_interval": "Barremian"
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Wikidata: Clupeiformes
Wikidata Q193389, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Atlantic Herring (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Atlantic Herring, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
European Pilchard (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: European Pilchard, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
European Anchovy (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: European Anchovy, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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