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Gulf herring

Herklotsichthys lossei Wongratana, 1983

Status not recordedbony fish

The gulf herring (Herklotsichthys lossei) is a species in the family Dorosomatidae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the gulf 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 gulf herring live?

Not recorded

Is the gulf 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 gulf herring classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderClupeiformes
  5. familyDorosomatidae
  6. genusHerklotsichthys
  7. SpeciesHerklotsichthys lossei Wongratana, 1983
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • رنكة الخليجArabic
  • sleď LosseůvCzech
  • Азиатская сардинка ЛоссеRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gulf herring

Other species in the same genus Herklotsichthys.

Oily herring

Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus

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 gulf herring?

The gulf herring (Herklotsichthys lossei) belongs to the family Dorosomatidae 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). Gulf herring (Herklotsichthys lossei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-herring

MLA

“Gulf herring (Herklotsichthys lossei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-herring.

BibTeX
@misc{gulf_herring_2026,
  title = {Gulf herring (Herklotsichthys lossei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-herring},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}