Dussumieriidae
Family of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Family of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dussumieriidae is a family of clupeiform fishes popularly called the "round herrings". It is now recognized by FishBase as a family in its own right; it had been considered to be a subfamily of Clupeidae.[1] It contains two extant genera, and some potential fossil genera. Possibly the earliest record of the group is Nardoclupea from the Campanian of Italy.[2]
Round herrings Temporal range: Campanian records Possibly | |
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D. acuta | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Suborder: | Clupeoidei |
Family: | Dussumieriidae Whitehead, 1963 |
Genera | |
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The following genera are known:
Putative fossil genera include:[2]
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