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Collette's herring

Herklotsichthys collettei Wongratana, 1987

Status not recordedbony fish

The collette's herring (Herklotsichthys collettei) is a species in the family Dorosomatidae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the collette's herring

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the collette's herring live?

Not recorded

Is the collette's herring endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the collette's herring classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderClupeiformes
  5. familyDorosomatidae
  6. genusHerklotsichthys
  7. SpeciesHerklotsichthys collettei Wongratana, 1987
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • sleď ColletteůvCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the collette's herring

Other species in the same genus Herklotsichthys.

Oily herring

Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Gulf herring

Herklotsichthys lossei

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Sprat

Herklotsichthys castelnaui

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the collette's herring?

The collette's herring (Herklotsichthys collettei) belongs to the family Dorosomatidae in the order Clupeiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Collette's herring (Herklotsichthys collettei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/collettes-herring

MLA

“Collette's herring (Herklotsichthys collettei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/collettes-herring.

BibTeX
@misc{collettes_herring_2026,
  title = {Collette's herring (Herklotsichthys collettei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/collettes-herring},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}