false pilchard
Harengula clupeola (Cuvier, 1829)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Harenngula clupeola, the false herring, or false pilchard', is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, the gizzard shads and sardinellas. The false herring is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean from eastern Florida and the Bahamas through the Gulf of Mexico south to Santa Catarina in Brazil.
Wikipedia contributors, Harengula clupeola; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:10:26.044553+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Harengula clupeola (Cuvier, 1829)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Common name
- false pilchard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Harengula
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
- familyDorosomatidae Gill, 1861
- genusHarengula Valenciennes, 1847
- speciesHarengula clupeola (Cuvier, 1829)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Harengula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| scaled sardineHarengula jaguana Poey, 1865 | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pilchardHarengula humeralis (Cuvier, 1829) | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| flatiron herringHarengula thrissina (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Alosa bishopi Müller & Troschel, 1848 Müller & Troschel, 1848 | synonym |
| Clupea macrophthalma Ranzani, 1842 Ranzani, 1842 | synonym |
| Harengula latulus Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Sardinella macrophthalma (Ranzani, 1842) (Ranzani, 1842) | synonym |
| Clupea clupeola Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277549 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JQQR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.