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Round herring

Etrumeus micropus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Status not recordedbony fish

The round herring (Etrumeus micropus) is a species in the family Dussumieriidae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the round 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 round herring live?

Not recorded

Is the round 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 round herring classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderClupeiformes
  5. familyDussumieriidae
  6. genusEtrumeus
  7. SpeciesEtrumeus micropus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Synonyms Clupea micropus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Market sardineEnglish
  • ウルメイワシJapanese
  • Уруме-ивасиRussian
  • 小鱗脂眼鯡Chinese
  • сельдь-гладкобрюшкаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the round herring

Other species in the same genus Etrumeus.

Redeye

Etrumeus whiteheadi

DussumieriidaeNo free photo yet

Maray

Etrumeus sadina

DussumieriidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the round herring?

The round herring (Etrumeus micropus) 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). Round herring (Etrumeus micropus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/round-herring

MLA

“Round herring (Etrumeus micropus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/round-herring.

BibTeX
@misc{round_herring_2026,
  title = {Round herring (Etrumeus micropus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/round-herring},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}