Etrumeus
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Etrumeus is a genus of round herrings in the herring family, Clupeidae. It currently consists of three described species.
Species
- Etrumeus micropusEtrumeus micropusEtrumeus micropus is a round-herring that occurs in the western Pacific Ocean....
(TemminckCoenraad Jacob TemminckCoenraad Jacob Temminck was a Dutch aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death. His Manuel d'ornithologie, ou Tableau systematique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe was the standard work on European birds...
& SchlegelHermann SchlegelHermann Schlegel was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.-Early life and education:Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated Schlegel's interest in natural history...
, 1846) - Etrumeus teres (DeKayJames Ellsworth De KayJames Ellsworth De Kay was an American zoologist.-Biography:...
, 1842) (Red-eye round herring) - Etrumeus whiteheadi Wongratana, 1983 (Whitehead's round herring)