List of fish of Ireland

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This article gives a list of all species of fish found in the waters of Ireland. A separate list of freshwater fish is given at the bottom.

EX Extinct No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EW Extinct in the wild Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CR Critically endangered The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN Endangered The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU Vulnerable The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NT Near threatened The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LC Least concern There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DD Data deficient There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Class Myxini (hagfish)[]

Order Myxiniformes[]

Family Myxinidae[]

The Atlantic hagfish
  • Atlantic hagfish, Myxine glutinosa LC
  • , Myxine ios LC

Hyperoartia[]

The European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis

Order Petromyzontiformes (lampreys)[]

Family Petromyzontidae[]

  • European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis LC
  • European brook lamprey, Lampetra planeri LC
  • Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus NT

Infraphylum Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)[]

Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)[]

Subclass Elasmobranchii[]

Superorder Selachimorpha (sharks and dogfish)[]
Order Squatiniformes (angelsharks)[]

Family Squatinidae (angelsharks)

  • Angel shark, Squatina squatina CR
Order Squaliformes (dogfishes and relatives)[]

Family Centrophoridae (gulper sharks)

  • Leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus EN
  • Birdbeak dogfish, Deania calcea NT

Family Dalatiidae

  • Kitefin shark, Dalatias licha VU

Family Echinorhinidae (bramble and prickly sharks

  • Bramble shark, Echininorhinus brucus NE

Family Etmopteridae (lantern sharks)

  • Black dogfish, Centroscyllium fabricii LC
  • Velvet belly lantern shark, Etmopterus spinax LC
  • Great lanternshark, Etmopterus princeps NT

Family Oxynotidae (rough sharks)

  • Sailfin roughshark, Oxynotus paradoxus NT

Family Somniosidae (sleeper sharks)

  • Portuguese dogfish, Centroscymnus coelolepis CR
  • Longnose velvet dogfish, Centroselachus crepidater VU
  • Smallmouth velvet dogfish, Scymnodon obscurus DD
  • Knifetooth dogfish, Scymnodon ringens NT
  • Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus NT

Family Squalidae (spiny dogfishes)

  • Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias EN
Hexanchus griseus
Order Hexanchiformes (frilled and cow sharks)[]

Family Chlamydoselachidae (frilled sharks)

  • Frilled Shark, Chlamydoselachus anguineus NE

Family Hexanchidae (sixgill sharks)

  • Bluntnose sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus NT
Scyliorhinus canicula in the Natural History Museum, London
Order Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks)[]

Family Carcharhinidae (requiem sharks)

  • Blue shark, Prionace glauca NT

Family Scyliorhinidae (catsharks)

  • Iceland catshark, Apristurus laurussonii LC
  • Ghost catshark, Apristurus manis NT
  • Black roughscale catshark, Apristurus melanoasper NT
  • Blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus LC
  • Lesser spotted dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula LC
  • Nursehound, Scyliorhinus stellaris LC

Family Sphyrnidae (hammerhead sharks)

  • Smooth hammerhead, Sphyrna zygaena DD

Family Triakidae (houndsharks)

  • Tope, Galeorhinus galeus VU
  • Starry smooth-hound, Mustelus asterias LC
Order Lamniformes (mackerel sharks)[]

Family Alopiidae (thresher sharks)

  • Common thresher, Alopias vulpinus NE

Family Cetorhinidae (basking sharks)

  • Basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus EN
Comparison between a shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrhinchus) above, and porbeagle (Lamna nasus) below

Family Lamnidae (mackerel sharks)

  • Porbeagle, Lamna nasus CR
  • Shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus NE
Superorder Batoidea (rays, skates and sawfishes)[]
Order Torpediniformes (electric rays)[]
  • Atlantic torpedo, Tetronarce nobiliana NT
  • Spotted torpedo, Torpedo marmorata LC
Order Myliobatiformes (rays)[]

Family Dasyatidae (whiptail stingrays)

  • Common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca EN
  • Pelagic stingray, Pteroplatytrygon violacea NE

Family Myliobatidae (eagle rays)

  • Common eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila NE

Family Mobulidae (devil rays)

Order Rajiformes (skates)[]
Raja clavata

Family Rajidae (skates)

  • Thorny skate, Amblyraja radiata NE
  • Blue skate, Dipturus batis CR
  • Norwegian skate, Dipturus nidarosiensis NT
  • Long-nosed skate, Dipturus oxyrinchus VU
  • Sandy ray, Leucoraja circularis NT
  • Blue ray, Neoraja caerulea NT
  • Blonde ray, Raja brachyura NT
  • Thornback ray, Raja clavata LC
  • Shagreen ray, Raja fullonica VU
  • Small-eyed ray, Raja microocellata LC
  • Spotted ray, Raja montagui LC
  • Cuckoo ray, Raja naevus
  • Undulate ray, Raja undulata
  • Deepwater ray, Rajella bathyphila
  • Bigelow's ray, Rajella bigelowi
  • Round ray, Rajella fylla
  • Bottlenosed skate, Rostroraja alba

Subclass Holocephali[]

Order Chimaeriformes (chimaeras)[]

Family Rhinochimaeridae (longnose chimaeras)

Family Chimaeridae (shortnose chimaeras)

  • Rabbit fish, Chimaera monstrosa
  • Opal chimaera, Chimaera opalescens
  • Smalleyed rabbitfish, Hydrolagus affinis
  • Large-eyed rabbitfish, Hydrolagus mirabilis

Superclass Osteichthyes (boned fish) - Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish)[]

Subclass Chondrostei[]

Order Acipenseriformes (sturgeons)[]

Family Acipenseridae (sturgeons)

  • European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio
European sea sturgeon

Subclass Neopterygii[]

Infraclass Holostei[]

Superorder Clupeomorpha[]
Order Clupeiformes (herring and anchovies)[]

Family Clupeidae (herring and sardines)

  • Allis shad, Alosa alosa
  • Twaite shad, Alosa fallax
  • Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus
  • Pilchard, Sardina pilchardus
  • European sprat, Sprattus sprattus sprattus

Family Engraulidae (Anchovies)

  • European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus
Superorder Elopomorpha[]
Order Anguilliformes (true eels)[]
Moray eel

Family Anguillidae (freshwater eels)

  • European eel, Anguilla anguilla

Family Congridae (conger eels)

  • European conger, Conger conger

Family Muraenidae (moray eels)

  • Mediterranean moray, Muraena helena

Family Nettastomatidae (duckbill eels)

Family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels)

Order Notacanthiformes (halosaurs, spiny eels)[]

Family Halosauridae (halosaurs)

Family Notacanthidae (spiny eels)

Order Saccopharyngiformes (gulper eels)[]

Family Eurypharyngidae (pelican eels)

  • Pelican eel, Eurypharynx pelecanoides

Family Saccopharyngidae (gulper eels)

Superorder Ostariophysi[]
Order Cypriniformes[]

Family Cyprinidae (carp and relatives)

  • Common bream, Abramis brama
  • Gudgeon, Gobio gobio
  • Common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus
  • Common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus
  • Common roach, Rutilus rutilus
  • Common rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus
  • European chub, Squalius cephalus
  • Tench, Tinca tinca

Family Nemacheilidae (stone loaches)

  • Stone loach, Barbatula barbatula
Superorder Protacanthopterygii[]
Order Alepocephaliformes[]

Family Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders)

Family Alepocephalidae (slickheads)

Order Argentiniformes[]

Family Microstomatidae (pencil smelts)

Family Opisthoproctidae (barreleyes)

  • Barrel-eye, Opisthoproctus soleatus
Order Osmeriformes (smelts, etc.)[]
  • European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus
Order Salmoniformes (salmon, trout, whitefish)[]

Family Salmonidae (salmon, trout, whitefish)

  • Irish pollan, Coregonus autumnalis
  • Common whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus
  • Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
  • Brown trout, Salmo trutta
  • Sea trout, Salmo trutta trutta
  • Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus alpinus
  • Cole's char, Salvelinus colii
  • Coomsaharn char, Salvelinus fimbriatus
  • Gray's char, Salvelinus grayi
  • Blunt-snouted Irish char, Salvelinus obtusus
Superorder Stenopterygii[]
Order Stomiiformes[]
Stomias and Grammatostomias species

Family Gonostomatidae (bristlemouths)

  • Longray fangjaw, Bonapartia pedaliota
  • Bristlemouth, Cyclothone alba
  • Spark anglemouth, Sigmops bathyphilus

Family Sternoptychidae (hatchefishes and relatives)

  • Mueller's pearlside, Maurolicus muelleri
  • Diaphanous hatchetfish, Sternoptyx diaphana
  • Constellationfish, Valenciennellus tripunctulatus

Family Phosichthyidae (lightfishes)

Family Stomiidae (dragonfishes)

Superorder Cyclosquamata[]
Order Aulopiformes (grinners, lizardfishes)[]

Family Notosudidae (waryfishes)

Family Paralepididae (barracudinas)

Superorder Scopelomorpha[]
Order Myctophiformes (lanternfishes)[]

Family Myctophidae (lanternfishes)

  • Glacier lanternfish, Benthosema glaciale
  • Spothead lantern fish, Diaphus metopoclampus
  • White-spotted lantern fish, Diaphus rafinesquii
  • Chubby flashlightfish, Electrona risso
  • Myctophum punctatum
  • Topside lampfish, Notolychnus valdiviae
  • Diamondcheek lanternfish, Lampanyctus intricarius
  • Rakery beaconlamp, Lampanyctus macdonaldi
  • Cocco's lantern fish, Lobianchia gemellarii
  • Arctic telescope, Protomyctophum arcticum
  • Large scale lantern fish, Symbolophorus veranyi
Acanthomorpha[]
Order Lampriformes[]

Family Lampridae (opahs)

  • Opah, Lampris guttatus

Family Trachipteridae (ribbonfishes)

  • Deal fish, Trachipterus arcticus
Order Zeiformes (dories, etc.)[]

Family Zeidae (dories)

  • John Dory, Zeus faber
John Dory

Family Oreosomatidae (oreos)

  • False boarfish, Neocyttus helgae
Order Gadiformes (cod and relatives)[]
Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Family Gadidae (cod and relatives)

  • Silvery cod, Gadiculus argenteus argenteus
  • Silvery pout, Gadiculus argenteus thori
  • Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua
  • Haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus
  • Whiting, Marlangius merlangus
  • Blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou
  • Pollock, Pollachius pollachus
Pollachius pollachius
  • Saithe, Pollachius virens
  • Tadpole fish, Raniceps raninus
  • Norway pout, Trisopterus esmarkii
  • Pouting, Trisopterus luscus
  • Poor cod, Trisopterus minutus

Family Lotidae (lings)

Family Macrouridae (grenadiers or rattails)

Macrourus berglax

Family Merlucciidae (hakes)

Family Moridae (codlings)

Family Phycidae (forkbeard hakes)

  • Greater forkbeard, Phycis blennoides

Family Trachyrincidae

Superorder Acanthopterygii[]
Order Beryciformes (alfonsinos, bigscales, ridgeheads)[]

Family Berycidae (alfonsinos)

Family Melamphaidae (bigscales)

  • Crested bigscale, Poromitra crassiceps
  • Bean's bigscale, Scopelogadus beanii
Oder Trachichthyiformes (spinyfins, roughies and relatives)[]

Family Diretmidae (spinyfins)

Silver spinyfin, Diretmus argenteus

Family Trachichthyidae (roughies and slimeheads)

  • Orange roughy, Hoplostethus atlanticus
  • Silver roughy, Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus
Clade Percomorpha[]
Series Ophidiimorpharia[]
Order Ophidiiformes (cusk-eels, brotulas and relatives)[]

Family Aphyonidae

Family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas)

Family Carapidae (pearlfishes)

  • Pearlfish, Echiodon drummondii

Family Ophidiidae (cusk-eels)

  • Pudgy cuskeel, Spectrunculus grandis
Series []
Order Gobiiformes (gobies and relatives)[]

Family Gobiidae (gobies)

Series []
Order Syngnathiformes (pipefishes, seahorses, dragonettes and relatives)[]

Family Callionymidae (dragonettes)

  • Common dragonet, Callionymus lyra
  • Callionymus maculatus
  • Reticulated dragonet, Callionymus reticulatus

Family Mullidae (goatfishes)

  • Red mullet, Mullus barbatus barbatus
  • Striped red mullet, Mullus surmuletus

Family Syngnathidae (seahorses and pipefishes)

  • Snake pipefish, Entelurus aequoreus
  • Long-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus
  • Worm pipefish, Nerophis lumbriciformis
  • Straightnose pipefish, Nerophis ophidion
  • Greater pipefish, Syngathus acus
  • Nilsson's pipefish, Syngnathus rostellatus
  • Broad-nosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle
Order Scombriformes (tuna, mackerel and relatives; sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)[1][]

Family Bramidae (pomfrets)

Family Centrolophidae (medusafishes)

  • Barrelfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
  • Cornish blackfish, Schedophilus medusophagus

Family Gempylidae (snake mackerels)

  • Black gemfish, Nesiarchus nasutus
  • Oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus

Family Nomeidae (driftfishes) Family Scombridae (tuna, mackerel and bonitos)

  • Bullet tuna, Auxis rochei rochei
  • Frigate tuna, Auxis thazard thazard
  • Skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda
  • Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus
  • Albacore, Thunnus alalunga
  • Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus

Family Trichiuridae (cutlassfishes and scabbardfishes)

  • Black scabbardfish, Aphanopus carbo
  • Silver scabbardfish, Lepidopus caudatus
  • Largehead hairtail, Trichiurus lepturus
Series []
Order Istiophoriformes (billfishes)[]

Family Xiphiidae (swordfish)

  • Swordfish, Xiphias gladius
Order Carangiformes (jacks and relatives)[]

Family Carangidae (jacks and relatives)

  • Vadigo, Campogramma glaycos
  • Derbio, Trachinotus ovatus
  • Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus
Order Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes)[]

Family Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)

  • American plaice, Hippoglossoides platessoides
  • Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus
  • Torbay sole, Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
  • Dab, Limanda limanda
  • Lemon sole, Microstomus kitt
  • European flounder, Platichthys flesus
  • European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa
Turbot
  • Greenland halibut, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Family Scophthalmidae (turbots)

  • Fourspotted megrim, Lepidorhombus boscii
  • Megrim, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
  • Norwegian topknot, Phrynorhombus norvegicus
  • Turbot, Scophthalmus maximus
  • Brill, Scophthalmus rhombus
  • Topknot, Zeugopterus punctatus
  • Eckström's topknot, Zeugopterus regius

Family Soleidae (true soles)

  • Solenette, Buglossidium luteum
  • Thickback sole, Microchirus variegatus
  • Common sole, Solea solea
Order Beloniformes[]

Family Belonidae (needlefishes)

  • Garfish, Belone belone
  • Belone svetovidovi

Family Scomberesocidae (sauries)

Order Atheriniformes (silversides)[]

Family Atherinidae (silversides)

Order Mugiliformes (mullets)[]

Family Mugilidae (mullets)

  • Thicklip grey mullet, Chelon labrosus
  • Golden grey mullet, Chelon aurata
  • Thin-lipped grey mullet, Chelon ramada
Order Gobiesociformes (clingfishes)[]

Family Gobiesocidae (clingfishes)

  • Two-spotted clingfish, Diplecogaster bimaculata
  • Connemarra clingfish, Lepadogaster candolii
Order Blenniiformes (blennies and relatives)[]

Family Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)

  • Montagu's blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita
  • Lipophrys pholis
  • Tompot blenny, Parablennius gattorugine
Order (weevers, stargazers and relatives; sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)[1][]

Family Ammodytidae (sandlances)

  • Raitt's sand eel, Ammodytes marinus
  • Lesser sand eel, Ammodytes tobianus
  • Smooth sandeel, Gymnammodytes semisquamatus
  • Great sand eel, Hyperoplus immaculatus
  • Great sandeel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus

Family Trachinidae (weeverfishes)

  • Lesser weever, Echiichthys vipera
  • Greater weever, Trachinus draco

Family Uranoscopidae (stargazers)

  • Atlantic stargazer, Uranoscopus scaber
Order Labriformes (wrasses sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)[1][]

Family Labridae (wrasses)

  • Rock cook, Centrolabrus exoletus
  • Goldsinny wrasse, Ctenolabrus rupestris
  • Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta
  • Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus
  • Baillon's wrasse, Symphodus bailloni
  • Corkwing wrasse, Symphodus melops
Order (sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1])[]

Family Epigonidae (deepwater cardinalfishes)

Family Polyprionidae (wreckfishes)

  • Wreckfish, Polyprion americanus
Order Perciformes (sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1])[]
Suborder Percoidei (sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1])[]

Family Percidae (perches)

  • European perch, Perca fluviatilis
Suborder (searobins and gurnards)[]

Family Triglidae (searobins and gurnards)

  • Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna
  • Longfin gurnard, Chelidonichthys obscurus
  • Grey gurnard, Eutrigla gurnardus
Suborder Scorpaenoidei (scorpionfish, rockfishes and relatives)[]

Family Sebastidae (rockfishes)

  • Blackbelly rosefish, Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus
  • Norway redfish, Sebastes viviparus
  • Spiny scorpionfish, Trachyscorpia cristulata echinata
Suborder Cottoidei (sculpins, eelpouts, sticklebacks and relatives)[]
Infraorder (eelpouts, wolffishes and relatives)[]
Atlantic wolf fish

Family Anarhichadidae (wolffishes)

  • Atlantic wolf fish, Anarhichas lupus

Family Pholidae (gunnels)

  • Rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus

Family Stichaeidae (pricklebacks)

Family Zoarcidae (eelpouts)

Infraorder (sticklebacks, etc.)[]

Family Gasterosteidae (sticklebacks)

  • Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus
  • Nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius pungitius
  • Sea stickleback, Spinachia spinachia
Infraorder (sculpins, snailfishes, lumpfishes and relatives)[]

Family Cottidae (sculpins)

  • European bullhead, Cottus gobio
  • Norway bullhead, Micrenophrys lilljeborgii
  • Shorthorn sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpius
  • Longspined sea-scorpion, Taurulus bubalis

Family Cyclopteridae (lumpsuckers)

  • Lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus
Lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus

Family Liparidae (snailfishes)

Family Psychrolutidae (fatheads and blobfishes)

Order (temperate basses sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1])[]

Family Moronidae (temperate basses)

  • European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax
Order (seabreams and relatives sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1])[]

Family Sparidae (seabreams and progies)

  • Bogue, Boops boops
  • Common dentex, Dentex dentex
  • Blackspot seabream, Pagellus bogaraveo
  • Common pandora, Pagellus erythrinus
  • Gilt-head bream, Sparus aurata
  • Black seabream, Spondyliosoma cantharus
Order Priacanthiformes (bigeyes and bandfishes sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1])[]

Family Cepolidae (bandfishes)

  • Red bandfish, Cepola macrophthalma
Order Caproiformes (boarfishes sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1])[]

Family Caproidae (boarfishes)

Order Lophiiformes (anglerfishes)[]
Suborder (monkfishes)[]

Family Lophiidae (monkfishes)

  • Black-bellied angler, Lophius budegassa
  • Monkfish, Lophius piscatorius
Monkfish
Suborder []

Family Oneirodidae (dreamers)

Order Tetraodontiformes (pufferfishes, triggerfishes, molas)[]

Family Molidae (molas)

  • Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
  • Slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis

Family Tetraodontidae (pufferfishes)

Freshwater fish[]

It has been argued that only nine species of freshwater fish are truly native to Ireland — five char species, pollan, eel, brown trout and Atlantic salmon — as Ireland's fresh water was entirely frozen during the last glacial period, only diadromous fish could repopulate Irish waters after the Ice Age. All other freshwater species were introduced, mostly from the Middle Ages onwards.[2]

  • European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis
  • European brook lamprey, Lampetra planeri
  • Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
  • European eel, Anguilla anguilla
  • Allis shad, Alosa alosa
  • Twaite shad, Alosa falax fallax
  • Common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus
  • Common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus
  • Gudgeon, Gobio gobio
  • Common roach, Rutilus rutilus
  • Common rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus
  • European chub, Squalius cephalus
  • Common bream, Abramis brama
  • Stone loach, Nemacheilus barbatulus
  • Tench, Tinca tinca
  • Northern pike, Esox lucius
  • European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus
  • Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
  • Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus alpinus
  • Cole's char, Salvelinus colii
  • Coomsaharn char, Salvelinus fimbriatus
  • Gray's char, Salvelinus grayi
  • Blunt-snouted Irish char, Salvelinus obtusus
  • Brown trout, Salmo trutta
  • Irish pollan, Coregonus autumnalis
  • Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus
  • Nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius pungitius
  • European bullhead, Cottus gobio
  • Norway bullhead, Taurulus lilljeborgi

References[]

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  2. ^ "Freshwater Fish Species". Inland Fisheries Ireland.
  • FishBase Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2018. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, (June 2018)
  • Irish Natural History Literature Online
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  • Whitehead, P. J. P. (1985). FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of the Herrings, Sardines, Pilchards, Sprats, Shads, Anchovies and Wolf-Herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1): 1-303. Rome: FAO.
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