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Clupeidae

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n.1.a natural family of teleostean marine fishes which includes the herrings, shad, sardines, menhaden, and others.
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Noun1.Clupeidae - herrings; shad; sardines; etc.
family Clupeidae
fish family - any of various families of fish
Isospondyli, order Isospondyli - most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon
clupeid, clupeid fish - any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
Alosa, genus Alosa - shad
genus Pomolobus, Pomolobus - genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned
Brevoortia, genus Brevoortia - menhaden
Clupea, genus Clupea - type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings
genus Sardina, genus Sardinia, Sardina - pilchards
genus Sardinops, Sardinops - pilchards
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