Clupeidae
22 fish on EveryFish name Clupeidae among their families.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreAmerican gizzard shad
A silvery freshwater forage fish with a muscular gizzard.Herring · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAlewife
A small North American herring that migrates between sea and rivers.Herring · Coasts and shelves
WorldSpotted sardinella
A small herring with golden spots found in the Indo-Pacific.Herring · Coasts and shelves
WorldBloch's gizzard shad
Small anadromous fish found across the Indo-West Pacific.Herring · Rivers and lakes · 1795
🇲🇦 Morocco and 2 moreEuropean pilchard
Small schooling fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Herring · Coasts and shelves
Southeast AsiaWhite sardine
Small tropical clupeid fish of the Indo-Pacific.Herring · Coasts and shelves · 1847
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 4 moreToli shad
A prized shad of the Indian and Pacific coastsHerring · Rivers and lakes
WorldSardine
Small, oily forage fish in the herring suborder Clupeoidei.Herring · Coasts and shelves
WorldHerring
Small, silvery forage fish that form large schools in temperate oceans and are vital to global fisheries.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreAtlantic herring
Abundant schooling fish of the North AtlanticHerring · Coasts and shelves
🇿🇲 Zambia and 4 moreKapenta
Small freshwater sardines from Lake Tanganyika, vital for food and economy in southern Africa.Herring · Rivers and lakes
🇳🇿 New Zealand and 1 moreSprat
Small forage fish of the genus Sprattus and related genera in the herring family.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreIlish
Anadromous herring species prized as a delicacy in South Asia and the Middle East.Herring · Rivers and lakes
🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreEuropean sprat
A small schooling fish in the herring family found across European seas.Herring · Coasts and shelves · 1758
South AsiaGoldstripe sardinella
Small tropical sardine found in Indo-Pacific reefs.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 4 morePacific herring
Silvery forage fish of the North PacificHerring · Coasts and shelves
WorldRound sardinella
Small pelagic fish found in warm Atlantic and Mediterranean waters.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇳 IndiaIndian oil sardine
Small commercial fish of the northern Indian OceanHerring · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreChacunda gizzard shad
A small clupeid fish found across the Indo-West Pacific region.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreAmerican shad
An anadromous fish of the Atlantic coast known for its delicate flesh and cultural festivals.Herring · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- American gizzard shad: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Alewife: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spotted sardinella: Gihan Jayaweera, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bloch's gizzard shad: C. Achilles, Public domain, source
- European pilchard: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- White sardine: Hariprasad Shetty10, CC0, source
- Toli shad: BEDO (Thailand), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sardine: TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋), CC BY 2.0, source
- Herring: Gervais et Boulart, 1877, Public domain, source
- Atlantic herring: zakqaryroy, CC BY 4.0, source
- Kapenta: Emesik, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sprat: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ilish: Nahid Sultan This work was made by Nahid Sultan and released under the, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- European sprat: andyjordan, CC BY 4.0, source
- Goldstripe sardinella: BEDO (Thailand), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pacific herring: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Round sardinella: avnj, CC BY 4.0, source
- Indian oil sardine: Nithin bolar k, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chacunda gizzard shad: Jean-Lou Justine, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- American shad: Shermon Foote Denton, Public domain, source