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Escualosa is a genus of fishes in the herring family, Dorosomatidae. The genus currently contains two described species. They are found in Indo-Pacific.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderClupeiformes
  5. FamilyClupeidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Parent taxon
Clupeinae
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Escualosa thoracata 02.jpg
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taxon name
Escualosa
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Category:Escualosa
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Escualosa
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Escualosa is a genus of fishes in the herring family, Dorosomatidae. The genus currently contains two described species. They are found in Indo-Pacific.

== Species == Escualosa elongata Wongratana, 1983 (Slender white sardine) Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847) (White sardine)

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