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Denticle herring

Denticeps clupeoides Clausen, 1959

Status not recordedbony fish

The denticle herring (Denticeps clupeoides) is a species in the family Denticipitidae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the denticle 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 denticle herring live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the denticle herring as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Cameroon
  2. Nigeria

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the denticle 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 denticle herring classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderClupeiformes
  5. familyDenticipitidae
  6. genusDenticeps
  7. SpeciesDenticeps clupeoides Clausen, 1959

Synonyms Acanthothrissa palimptera

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • TandhovedsildDanish
  • Goldstreifen-SüßwasserheringGerman
  • TandsillSwedish
  • Hammassilliroot
  • Zubatinka nigerijskároot

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the denticle herring

Other species in the same order Clupeiformes.

LC, Least Concern
Ilish (Tenualosa ilisha)

Ilish

Tenualosa ilisha

Dorosomatidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the denticle herring an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the denticle herring as introduced in 2 countries: Cameroon and Nigeria, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the denticle herring?

The denticle herring (Denticeps clupeoides) belongs to the family Denticipitidae in the order Clupeiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Denticle herring (Denticeps clupeoides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/denticle-herring

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BibTeX
@misc{denticle_herring_2026,
  title = {Denticle herring (Denticeps clupeoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/denticle-herring},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}