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Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Herrings

Common Name
herrings
menhadens
pilchards
sardines
sprats
shads

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
  • To further filter your view of branches that FWS focuses on, see the FWS Focus column.
  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Clupeidae

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Subfamily5
Tribe2
Subtribe0
Genus55
Subgenus0
Species1954
Aberration0
Form0
Morph0
Race0
Stirp0
Subspecies21
Unspecified0
Variety0
All Subtaxa2784

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
InfrakingdomDeuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
InfraphylumGnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderClupeomorpha
OrderClupeiformes
SuborderClupeoidei
FamilyClupeidae

Viewing: descendants of Clupeidae