Pacific menhaden

(Ethmidium maculatum)

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Description

Ethmidium maculatum is a ray-finned fish species from the herring family (Clupeidae).The scientific name of the species is validly published for the first time in 1847 by Valenciennes. The species is on the Red List of the IUCN as Uncertain,year of assessment 2008.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Clupeiformes
Family:Clupeidae
Genus:Ethmidium
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