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Dorosomatidae

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Dorosomatidae
Dorosoma cepedianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Suborder: Clupeoidei
Family: Dorosomatidae
Gill, 1861
Genera

Dorosomatidae is a family of clupeiform fishes. It is now recognized by FishBase as a family in its own right; it had been considered to be a subfamily of Clupeidae. It contains 31 extant genera.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Dorosomatidae". FishBase. May 2023 version.