Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae Gizzard shads and sardinellas

Genus: Harengula

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Harengula clupeola (Cuvier, 1829)

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Harengula clupeola
[False herring]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Harengula humeralis (Cuvier, 1829)

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Harengula humeralis
[Redear herring]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 21.2 cm TL
Harengula jaguana Poey, 1865

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Harengula jaguana
[Scaled herring]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 18.4 cm TL
Harengula thrissina (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

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Harengula thrissina
[Pacific flatiron herring]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Harengula clupeola False herring Western Atlantic 22.5 TL 1829
Harengula humeralis Redear herring Western Atlantic 22 TL 1829
Harengula jaguana Scaled herring Western Atlantic 21.2 TL 1865
Harengula thrissina Pacific flatiron herring Eastern Pacific 18.4 TL 1882



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