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Maray

Etrumeus sadina (Mitchill, 1814)

Status not recordedbony fish

The maray (Etrumeus sadina) is a species in the family Dussumieriidae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the maray

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 maray live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the maray as introduced in 4 countries.

  1. Cyprus
  2. Egypt
  3. Italy
  4. Türkiye

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 maray 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 maray classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderClupeiformes
  5. familyDussumieriidae
  6. genusEtrumeus
  7. SpeciesEtrumeus sadina (Mitchill, 1814)

Synonyms Alosa teres, Clupea sadina, Etremeus teres, Etrumeus jacksoniensis, Etrumeus teres

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Northern herringEnglish
  • Red-eye round herringEnglish
  • Round herringEnglish
  • West Atlantic round herringEnglish
  • etrumeus velkookýCzech
  • ΣτρογγυλοσαρδέλαGreek
  • sardina japonesaSpanish
  • pyörösilliFinnish
  • shadineFrench
  • ウルメイワシJapanese
  • 눈퉁멸Korean
  • Обыкновенная сельдь-круглобрюшкаRussian
  • Kalem SardalyaTurkish
  • Akdeniz hamsisiTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the maray

Other species in the same genus Etrumeus.

Redeye

Etrumeus whiteheadi

DussumieriidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the maray an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the maray as introduced in 4 countries: Cyprus, Egypt, Italy and Türkiye, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the maray?

The maray (Etrumeus sadina) belongs to the family Dussumieriidae in the order Clupeiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Maray (Etrumeus sadina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/maray

MLA

“Maray (Etrumeus sadina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/maray.

BibTeX
@misc{maray_2026,
  title = {Maray (Etrumeus sadina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/maray},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}