3.3.2.1 Clupeidae (Herrings, Shads, Sardinellas, Sprats, Sardines)

3.3.2.1 Clupeidae (Herrings, Shads, Sardinellas, Sprats, Sardines)

  • Scutes present along belly (absent in Dussumieria, Spratelloides)
  • Fins lacking spiny rays
  • Single dorsal fin
  • Caudal fin deeply forked

Eg. Amblygaster sirm, Dussumieria acuta, Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus, Hilsa kelee , Nematalosa nasus, Ilisha megaloptera, Sardinella albella, Spratelloides gracilis .

 

Clupeidae (Herrings, Shads, Sardinellas, Sprats, Sardines)

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