| Toothed river herring | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Ehiravidae |
| Genus: | Clupeoides |
| Species: | C. papuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Clupeoides papuensis (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) | |
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