Clupeacharacinae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Triportheidae |
| Subfamily: | Fowler, 1958[1] |
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Clupeacharacinae, the herring characins, is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Triportheidae,[2] the hatchet characins or keeled characins. The fishes in this subfamily are found in South America.
Genera
Clupeacharacinae has the following genera classified within it:[2]
- Clupeacharax Pearson, 1924
- Engraulisoma Castro, 1981
References
- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Clupeacharacinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 August 2025.