family clupeidae

1. Herrings;
   Shad;
   Sardines;
   Etc. (synset 102532146)
   is a type of: fish family - any of various families of fish
   member holonym:

   • clupeid, clupeid fish - any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
   • alosa, genus alosa - shad
   • genus pomolobus, pomolobus - genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned
   • brevoortia, genus brevoortia - menhaden
   • clupea, genus clupea - type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings
   • genus sardina, genus sardinia, sardina - pilchards
   • genus sardinops, sardinops - pilchards
   belongs to: isospondyli, order isospondyli - most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon
   same as: clupeidae

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