''Herklotsichthys'' is a genus of herrings in the family Clupeidae found mostly around
Southeast Asia
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and
Australia
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with one species each in the
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Persis, Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a Mediterranean sea (oceanography), me ...
, the
Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T ...
, and the western
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
. This genus currently contains 12 species.
Species
* ''
Herklotsichthys blackburni''
( Whitley, 1948) (Blackburn's herring)
* ''
Herklotsichthys castelnaui''
( J. D. Ogilby, 1897) (Castelnau's herring)
* ''
Herklotsichthys collettei''
Wongratana, 1987 (Collette's herring)
* ''
Herklotsichthys dispilonotus
''Herklotsichthys'' is a genus of herrings in the family Clupeidae found mostly around Southeast Asia and Australia with one species each in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and the western Indian Ocean. This genus currently contains 12 species.
S ...
''
(Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Herklotsichthys gotoi
''Herklotsichthys'' is a genus of herrings in the family Clupeidae found mostly around Southeast Asia and Australia with one species each in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and the western Indian Ocean. This genus currently contains 12 species.
S ...
'' Wongratana, 1983 (Goto's herring)
* '' Herklotsichthys koningsbergeri'' ( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) (Koningsberger's herring)
* '' Herklotsichthys lippa'' ( Whitley, 1931) (Australian spotted herring)
* '' Herklotsichthys lossei'' Wongratana, 1983 (Gulf herring)
* '' Herklotsichthys ovalis'' (Anonymous referred to E. T. Bennett, 1830)
* ''Herklotsichthys punctatus
''Herklotsichthys punctatus'', the spotback herring or spotted herring, is a species of herring from the family Clupeidae. Is is endemic to the Red Sea and likely entered the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal and is now common on the Levantine ...
'' ( Rüppell, 1837) (Spotback herring)
* ''Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus
''Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus'', also known as the bluestripe herring, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Clupeidae
Clupeidae is a family of ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa, ...
'' ( Rüppell, 1837) (Bluestripe herring)
* '' Herklotsichthys spilurus'' ( Guichenot, 1863) (Reunion herring)
References
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Clupeidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley
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