| Escualosa | |
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| Escualosa thoracata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Escualosa Whitley, 1940 |
Escualosa is a genus of fishes in the herring family, Dorosomatidae. The genus currently contains two described species.
Species
- Escualosa elongata Wongratana, 1983 (Slender white sardine)
- Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847) (White sardine)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Escualosa in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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