Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Clupei
Superordo: Clupeomorpha
Ordo: Clupeiformes
Subordo: Clupeoidei
Familia: Clupeidae
Subfamilia: Alosinae
Genus: Ethmidium
Species: E. maculatum
Name
Ethmidium Thompson, 1916: 458
Type species: Clupea (Alosa) notacanthoides Steindachner, 1869. Type by original designation (also monotypic).
References
Thompson, W.F. 1916: Fishes collected by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross" during 1888, between Montevideo, Uruguay, and Tome, Chile, on the voyage through the Straits of Magellan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 50(2133): 401–476, Pls. 2-6.
Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985: FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Fisheries Synopsis. 125, v. 7 (pt 1): i-x + 1-303.
Vernacular names
English: Pacific menhaden
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