Clupeacharacinae

Clupeacharacinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Triportheidae
Subfamily:	Clupeacharacinae ; Fowler, 1958
Genera
	See text

Last updated August 15, 2025

Clupeacharacinae, the herring characins, is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Triportheidae,^[2] the hatchet characins or keeled characins. The fishes in this subfamily are found in South America.

Genera

Clupeacharacinae has the following genera classified within it:^[2]

Clupeacharax Pearson, 1924
Engraulisoma Castro, 1981

References

↑ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 . PMID 25543675.
1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Clupeacharacinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 13 August 2025.

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[VDLEF-1] Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 . PMID 25543675.

[Cof_family-2] 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Clupeacharacinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 13 August 2025.

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