Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Clupeidae Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens

(See list of species below)

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Clupea harengus
[Atlantic herring]

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Clupea manulensis
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Photo by Photo by Fritzsche, R.A./J.W. Cavanagh

Clupea pallasii
[Pacific herring]

Photo by Photo by Béarez, P.

Ethmidium maculatum
[Pacific menhaden]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Hyperlophus translucidus
[Glassy sprat]

Photo by Photo by Yau, B.

Hyperlophus vittatus
[Sandy sprat]

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Potamalosa richmondia
[Freshwater herring]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Ramnogaster arcuata
[Jenyns's sprat]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Ramnogaster melanostoma
[Uruguay river sprat]

Photo by Photo by SeaFIC

Sprattus antipodum
[New Zealand blueback sprat]

Photo by Photo by INIDEP

Sprattus fuegensis
[Falkland sprat]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Sprattus muelleri
[New Zealand sprat]

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Sprattus novaehollandiae
[Australian sprat]

Photo by Photo by Svensen, R.

Sprattus sprattus
[European sprat]

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Strangomera bentincki
[Araucanian herring]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Clupea harengus	Atlantic herring	North Atlantic	45 SL	1758
Clupea manulensis		Asia		1822
Clupea pallasii	Pacific herring	Arctic	46 TL	1847
Ethmidium maculatum	Pacific menhaden	Southwest Pacific	31.2 TL	1847
Hyperlophus translucidus	Glassy sprat	Southwest Pacific	6 SL	1917
Hyperlophus vittatus	Sandy sprat	Western Pacific	10 SL	1875
Potamalosa richmondia	Freshwater herring	Oceania	32 SL	1879
Ramnogaster arcuata	Jenyns's sprat	Southwest Atlantic	9 SL	1842
Ramnogaster melanostoma	Uruguay river sprat	South America	10 SL	1907
Sprattus antipodum	New Zealand blueback sprat	Southwest Pacific	12 SL	1872
Sprattus fuegensis	Falkland sprat	Southwest Atlantic	18 SL	1842
Sprattus muelleri	New Zealand sprat	Southwest Pacific	13 SL	1879
Sprattus novaehollandiae	Australian sprat	Southwest Pacific	14 SL	1847
Sprattus sprattus	European sprat	Northeast Atlantic	16 SL	1758
Strangomera bentincki	Araucanian herring	Southeast Pacific	28.4 SL	1936

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Clupeidae Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens(See list of species below)

Family: Clupeidae Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens

(See list of species below)