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Taxonomy

Clupeidae

26 species. Order Clupeiformes. Class Teleostei.

Range

Where the Clupeidae live

How many of the 26 species are recorded in each state.
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How many of the 26 species are recorded in each state.

Species

All 26 species

Alabama Shad13 states
Alosa alabamaeClupeidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Alewife29 states
Alosa pseudoharengusClupeidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
American Gizzard Shad41 states
Dorosoma cepedianumClupeidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
American Shad25 states
Alosa sapidissimaClupeidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Atlantic Herring17 states
Clupea harengusClupeidaeNativeSaltBrackish
Atlantic Menhaden19 states
Brevoortia tyrannusClupeidaeNativeSaltBrackish
Atlantic Red Herring15 states
Etrumeus teresClupeidaeNativeSalt
Atlantic Thread Herring13 states
Opisthonema oglinumClupeidaeNativeSalt
Blueback Herring21 states
Alosa aestivalisClupeidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Bluestripe Herring2 states
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatusClupeidaeIntroducedFreshSaltBrackish
Dwarf Herring2 states
Jenkinsia lamprotaeniaClupeidaeNativeSalt
False Herring3 states
Harengula clupeolaClupeidaeNativeSaltBrackish
Finescale Menhaden4 states
Brevoortia gunteriClupeidaeNativeSaltBrackish
Florida Round Herring1 states
Jenkinsia stoliferaClupeidaeNativeSalt
Gulf Menhaden8 states
Brevoortia patronusClupeidaeNativeSalt
Hickory Shad15 states
Alosa mediocrisClupeidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Marquesan Sardinella1 states
Sardinella marquesensisClupeidaeIntroducedSalt
Middling Thread Herring1 states
Opisthonema medirastreClupeidaeNativeSalt
Pacific Herring4 states
Clupea pallasiiClupeidaeNativeFreshSaltBrackish
Pacific Sardine5 states
Sardinops sagaxClupeidaeNativeSalt
Redear Herring5 states
Harengula humeralisClupeidaeNativeSalt
Round Sardinella12 states
Sardinella auritaClupeidaeNativeSaltBrackish
Scaled Sardine10 states
Harengula jaguanaClupeidaeNativeSaltBrackish
Skipjack Shad24 states
Alosa chrysochlorisClupeidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Threadfin Shad30 states
Dorosoma petenenseClupeidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Yellowfin Menhaden8 states
Brevoortia smithiClupeidaeNativeSaltBrackish