Dussumieriidae

Dussumieriidae is a family of clupeiform fishes popularly called the "round herrings". It is now recognized by Fishbase as a family in its own right; it had been considered to be a subfamily of Clupeidae. It contains two extant genera, and one extinct genus from the Ypresian of Monte Bolca.

Round herrings
Temporal range: Ypresian - Holocene
D. acuta
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Dussumieriidae

Whitehead, 1963
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