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Order Ray-finned fishes 🍽️ 92 Edible 🎣 10 Game Fish ⚠️ 1 Venomous

Herrings, anchovies, and allies

Clupeiformes

An order of ray-finned fish that includes the commercially important herrings, anchovies, and sardines.

Families
10
Species
422
Max Length
100 cm
Max Weight
7.1 kg
Avg Trophic
3.27
Threatened
10

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
57 spp.
Brazil
32 spp.
Venezuela
27 spp.
Kenya
23 spp.
Colombia
22 spp.
Mozambique
20 spp.
Suriname
20 spp.
GF
20 spp.
Guyana
19 spp.
Trinidad and Tobago
18 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

filter-feed
80%
20
filter feed
12%
3
carnivore
4%
1
planktivore
4%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
475 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
256
💧 Freshwater
94
🔄 Diadromous
69
🌿 Brackish
9

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 255
Near Threatened 4
Vulnerable 11
Endangered 11
Critically Endangered 4
Extinct 2
Data Deficient 108

🍽️ Nutrition & Mercury Safety

Edible Species
3
Avg Mercury
0.02
ppm · Low
Avg Omega-3
987
mg / serving