Of or relating to herrings; characteristic of the herring family.
From Latin 'clupea' (herring) + suffix '-ien' (variant of '-an', meaning 'of or pertaining to'). A less common variant of clupeoid.
Different languages and scientific traditions developed their own ways to say 'herring-like,' which is why you see multiple similar terms in ichthyology. It's a window into how science developed across different European research centers.
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