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Clupea Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

125716 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125716)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Clupeidae Cuvier, 1816

Direct children (6)

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Species Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Clupea alosa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Alosa alosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Clupea encrasicolus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Clupea fallax Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Alosa fallax (Lacepède, 1803) (synonym)
Species Clupea pilchardus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) (synonym)
Species Clupea sprattus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basionym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 317 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Clupea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125716 on 2025-05-14

Regional species database citation

VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Clupea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125716 on 2025-05-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 317 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]