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Clupeiformes

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Clupeiformes

Order of soft-rayed bony fishes that contains many well-known species, such as the anchovy, herring, pilchard, and sprat. They have scaly bodies and a naked head, and the species inhabit temperate and tropical seas near the coast.



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2 Stomach contents n n Sardinops melanostictus 4 2 Konosirus punctatus 21 14 Unidentified clupeids 19 11 Engraulis japonicus 2 4 Unidentified Clupeiformes 34 22 Mugiliidae 3 2 Gobiidae 13 9 Total 96 64
tergisus LeSueur, mooneye W, S Order Anguilliformes (eels) Family Anguillidae (eel) Anguilla rostrata (LeSueur), W, S American eel Order Clupeiformes (herring, shad) Family Clupeidae (herring) Alosa chrysochloris W, S (Rafinesque), skipjack herring A.
 
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