English > Clupea: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings. |
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Synonym | genus Clupea |
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Member of | Clupeidae, family Clupeidae | herrings |
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Members | Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus harengus | Important food fish |
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Pacific herring, Clupea harengus pallasii | Important food fish of the northern Pacific |
brisling, sprat, Clupea sprattus | small herring processed like a sardine |
herring, Clupea harangus | commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific |
Broader | fish genus | Any of various genus of fish |
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Spanish | Clupea, clupea, género Clupea, genus clupea |
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Catalan | clupea, Clupea, genus clupea |
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