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Family Order: Clupeiformes 🍽️ 13 Edible 🎣 1 Game Fish ⚠️ 1 Venomous

Dorosomatidae

Species

112

Genera

28

Max Length

62 cm

Max Weight

5.0 kg

Avg Trophic

3.06

Threatened

2

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Ray-finned fishes

Herrings, anchovies, and allies

Family

Dorosomatidae

+25 more

Genera

⭐ Notable Species

View all 112

Round sardinella

Sardinella aurita

Madeiran sardinella

Sardinella maderensis

Yellowtail sardinella

Sardinella rouxi

Ethmalosa fimbriata

Lake Tanganyika sardine

Limnothrissa miodon

Smalltoothed pellonula

Pellonula leonensis

Dotted gizzard shad

Konosirus punctatus

Atlantic thread herring

Opisthonema oglinum

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico

15 spp.

United States

8 spp.

Kenya

8 spp.

Venezuela

7 spp.

Brazil

7 spp.

Mozambique

7 spp.

Tanzania

7 spp.

Colombia

6 spp.

Djibouti

6 spp.

Suriname

6 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

filter-feed

80%

12

filter feed

20%

3

Shallowest

0 m

Deepest

350 m

🌿 Genera in Family Dorosomatidae

28 species in this genus.

4 species in this genus.

11 species in this genus.

5 species in this genus.

4 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

Herklotsichthys

12 species in this genus.

3 species in this genus.

2 species in this genus.

3 species in this genus.

4 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

5 species in this genus.

2 species in this genus.

5 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

2 species in this genus.

5 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

3 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

2 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

2 species in this genus.

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine

62

💧 Freshwater

31

🔄 Diadromous

19

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC

DD

Least Concern 77

Near Threatened 3

Vulnerable 5

Endangered 2

Data Deficient 24

🐟 Species in Dorosomatidae

112 total

Amazon spinejaw sprat

Rhinosardinia amazonica

LC 💧 Freshwater

Amblygaster Indiana

Amblygaster indiana

Ansorge's fangtooth pellonuline

Odaxothrissa ansorgii

LC 💧 Freshwater

Arabian gizzard shad

Nematalosa arabica

Atlantic piquitinga

Lile piquitinga

Atlantic thread herring

Opisthonema oglinum

LC 🌊 Marine Edible

Australian river gizzard shad

Nematalosa erebi

LC 💧 Freshwater Edible

Australian spotted herring

Herklotsichthys lippa

Rhinosardinia bahiensis

LC 💧 Freshwater

Bali sardinella

Sardinella lemuru

Bigscale pellonuline

Microthrissa congica

LC 💧 Freshwater

Bigtoothed pellonula

Pellonula vorax

LC 🌿 Diadromous

Blackburn's herring

Herklotsichthys blackburni

Blacksaddle herring

Herklotsichthys dispilonotus

Blackstripe herring

Lile nigrofasciata

Blacktip sardinella

Sardinella melanura

Bleeker smoothbelly sardinella

Amblygaster clupeoides

LC 🌊 Marine Edible

Bleeker's blacktip sardinella

Sardinella atricauda

Bloch's gizzard shad

Nematalosa nasus

LC 🌿 Diadromous

Blueback Sardinella

Sardinella alcyone

Bluestripe herring

Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus

LC 🌿 Diadromous

Bluntnosed sawtooth pellonuline

Potamothrissa obtusirostris

LC 💧 Freshwater

Ethmalosa fimbriata

LC 🌿 Diadromous

Brazilian sardinella

Sardinella brasiliensis

Classification

Class Actinopterygii

Order Clupeiformes

Family Dorosomatidae

Genera 28

Species 112

Size & Biology

Max length 62 cm

Max weight 5.0 kg

Max lifespan 20 yrs

Avg trophic 3.06

Depth range 0–350 m

Conservation

EN 2

VU 5

NT 3

LC 77

DD 24

Characteristics

🍽️ 13 edible 🎣 1 game fish ⚠️ 1 venomous 🔴 2 threatened

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