Rank Family | Phylum Chordata Higher classification Clupeiformes | |
Lower classifications Dussumieria, Rainbow sardine | ||
Dussumieriidae is a family of clupeiform fishes popularly called the "round herrings". 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 two extant genera, and one extinct genus from the Ypresian of Monte Bolca.
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