Escualosa
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Escualosa is a genus of fishes in the herring family, Clupeidae
. The genus currently contains two described species.
Clupeidae
Clupeidae is the family of the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa and menhadens. It includes many of the most important food fishes in the world.-Description and biology:...
. The genus currently contains two described species.
Species
- Escualosa elongata Wongratana, 1983 (Slender white sardine)
- Escualosa thoracata (ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1847) (White sardine)