Order Clupeiformes Bleeker 1859 (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Clupei according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Alisea, Anchoa, Austroclupea, Chirocentroidea, Clupeidarum, Clupeoidei, Daitingichthys, Denticipitoidei, Etringus, Etrumeus, Ganoessus, Ganolytes, Gasteroclupea, Hacquetia, Harengula, Ilisha, Opisthonema, Osteoglossoidei, Pomolobus, Pseudoellimma, Pseudohilsa, Quisque, Sardina, Sardinella, Sardinops, Sarmatella, Stolephorus, Xyne
Ecology: nektonic carnivore