False Herring
Harengula clupeola
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Harenngula clupeola, the false herring, or false pilchard', is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, the gizzard shads and sardinellas. The false herring is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean from eastern Florida and the Bahamas through the Gulf of Mexico south to Santa Catarina in Brazil.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Harengula