WoRMS taxon details
Harengula clupeola (Cuvier, 1829)
277549 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:277549)
accepted
Species
Alosa bishopi Müller & Troschel, 1848 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Clupea clupeola Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Clupea macrophthalma Ranzani, 1842 · unaccepted
Harengula latulus Valenciennes, 1847 · unaccepted
Sardinella macrophthalma (Ranzani, 1842) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Clupea clupeola Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 318 [details]
page(s): 318 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Harengula clupeola (Cuvier, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277549 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Alosa bishopi Müller & Troschel, 1848) Schomburgk, R. H. (1848). The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions. London. i-xx + 1-722. 7 pls. [details]
original description (of Clupea clupeola Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 318 [details]
original description (of Clupea macrophthalma Ranzani, 1842) Ranzani, C. (1842). De nonnullis novis speciebus piscium. Opusculum tertium. <em>Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis.</em> v. 5: 307-338, Pls. 23-28. [details]
original description (of Harengula latulus Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingtième. Livre vingt et unième. De la famille des Clupéoïdes. Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 20: i-xviii + 1 p. + 1-472, Pls. 591-606. [details]
original description (of Clupea clupeola Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 318 [details]
original description (of Clupea macrophthalma Ranzani, 1842) Ranzani, C. (1842). De nonnullis novis speciebus piscium. Opusculum tertium. <em>Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis.</em> v. 5: 307-338, Pls. 23-28. [details]
original description (of Harengula latulus Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingtième. Livre vingt et unième. De la famille des Clupéoïdes. Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 20: i-xviii + 1 p. + 1-472, Pls. 591-606. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (58 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Clupea macrophthalma Ranzani, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Harengula latulus Valenciennes, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Alosa bishopi Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Clupea clupeola Cuvier, 1829)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Harengula clupeola)
To FishBase (from synonym Harengula latulus Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea clupeola Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Alosa bishopi Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea macrophthalma Ranzani, 1842)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 55 proteins) (from synonym Clupea clupeola Cuvier, 1829)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Harengula clupeola RAD100660-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Harengula clupeola RAD100660-002)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Clupea macrophthalma Ranzani, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Harengula latulus Valenciennes, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Alosa bishopi Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Clupea clupeola Cuvier, 1829)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Harengula clupeola)
To FishBase (from synonym Harengula latulus Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea clupeola Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Alosa bishopi Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea macrophthalma Ranzani, 1842)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 55 proteins) (from synonym Clupea clupeola Cuvier, 1829)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Harengula clupeola RAD100660-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Harengula clupeola RAD100660-002)
To ITIS