Clupeid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Clupeid is a noun meaning Any of many soft-finned fish of the family Clupeidae.
Meaning
Any of many soft-finned fish of the family Clupeidae.
Example Sentences
In the pelagic zone of Lake Tanganyika, the endemic clupeids are planktivores which migrate surfacewards at night (cf. marine clupeids, p. 227).
The open water expanses of the lake have been occupied mainly by two species of clupeids, as well as by Eutropius niloticus and Physailia pellucida.
Although most marine fishes studied thus far cannot detect sound frequencies above about 500 Hz, at least some clupeids can detect considerably higher frequencies.
Word Forms
- clupeids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clupeiform, clupeocephalan, clupeomorph, clupeoid, bathyclupeid, herring.
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