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Clupeidae

22 fish on EveryFish name Clupeidae among their families.

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreMenhaden Small silver forage fish that filter plankton and support marine food webs.Herring · Coasts and shelves

🇲🇦 Morocco and 2 moreEuropean pilchard Small schooling fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.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

🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreEuropean sprat A small schooling fish in the herring family found across European seas.Herring · Coasts and shelves · 1758

WorldRound sardinella Small pelagic fish found in warm Atlantic and Mediterranean waters.Herring · Coasts and shelves

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Menhaden: Thomas William Smillie, Public domain, source
European pilchard: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
Herring: Gervais et Boulart, 1877, Public domain, source
Atlantic herring: zakqaryroy, CC BY 4.0, source
European sprat: andyjordan, CC BY 4.0, source
Round sardinella: avnj, CC BY 4.0, source

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