Clupeomorpha is a superorder of ray-finned fish which belongs to the clade Otocephala. Represented today only by the diverse, economically-important order Clupeiformes (containing herrings, anchovies and allies), it was formerly even more diverse, with the extinct order Ellimmichthyiformes also known. Fossil records of this group date back to the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic, with the ellimmichthyiform genera Aijaichthys and Ancashichthys.
Classification Clupeomorpha contains the following taxa: Genus Beurlenichthys de Figueiredo & Gallo, 2004 Order Ellimmichthyiformes Grande, 1982 †Family Ancashichthyidae Ordóñez, Arratia, Tejada & Chacaltana, 2026 Family Armigatidae A. M. Murray & M. V. H. Wilson, 2013 Family Gasteroclupeidae Signeux, 1964 Family Paraclupeidae Chang & Chou, 1974 (= Ellimmichthyidae Grande, 1982) Family Sorbinichthyidae Bannikov & Bacchia, 2000 Order Clupeiformes Goodrich, 1909 Suborder Denticipitoidei Grande, 1982 Family Denticipitidae Clausen, 1959 (denticle herrings) Family †Cynoclupeidae Malabarba & Di Dario, 2017 Suborder Clupeoidei Bleeker, 1849 Family †Garganoclupeidae Taverne, 2014 Family Spratelloididae D. S. Jordan 1925 (dwarf herrings or small round herrings) Family Dussumieriidae Gill, 1861 (round herrings or rainbow sardines) Family Chirocentridae Bleeker, 1849 (wolf herrings Family Engraulidae Gill, 1861 (anchovies) Family Pristigasteridae Bleeker, 1872 (longfin herrings) Family Clupeidae Cuvier, 1816 (herrings and sprats) Family Hyperlophidae Ogilby, 1897 (double-armored freshwater herrings) Family Ehiravidae Deraniyagala, 1929 (river sprats) Family Alosidae Svetovidov, 1952 (shads and sardines) Family Dorosomatidae Gill, 1861 (thread herrings or gizzard shads and sardinellas)
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