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Clupeiformes

Clupeiformes
Alosa fallax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia   Phylum: Chordata   Class: Actinopterygii   Order: Clupeiformes
Families
Denticipitidae (denticle herring) Engraulidae (anchovies) Pristigasteridae (pristigasterids) Chirocentridae (wolf herring) Clupeidae (herrings)

Clupeiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae.

The order includes about 300 species in five families.

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