Herklotsichthys

Herklotsichthys
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus from New Caledonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Herklotsichthys
Whitley, 1951
Type species
Harengula dispilonotus
Synonyms[1]

Herklotsichthys is a genus of herrings in the family Dorosomatidae 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.

Well-preserved fossil remains of this genus are known from the early Pleistocene-aged Laguna Formation of the Philippines.[2]

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