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Clupeiformes of the Mediterranean Sea

There are 18 species of Clupeiformes that are commonly found in the Mediterranean Sea.

Information on the COI barcoding status of these species is presented in the table below.
MODE
A
All available COI barcodes for this taxa group (collected from any ocean and/or without geo-referencing):
  • Of the 18 total species, 18 of these species (100%) have COI barcodes (from this or any ocean).
  • There are a total of 1656 "any ocean" COI barcode records available for this ocean and taxa group.
  • All available taxa group COI barcodes will be included in the Mode A downloads.
  • MODE
    B
    Regional COI barcodes for this taxa group (includes only those collected in the Mediterranean Sea region):
  • Of the 18 total species, 0 of these species (0%) have Mediterranean Sea-collected COI barcodes.
  • There are a total of 0 "Mediterranean Sea-collected" COI barcodes available for this taxa group.
  • In the map to the right, Red Stars show sampling locations of the COI barcodes in the Mode B download.
  • Uncoded
    Species
    Of the 18 total species in this region, 0 species do not have any COI barcodes (from any region).

    Barcoding progress summary for the Mediterranean Sea region, out of a total of 18 possible species:
    • There are COI barcodes for 18 species ( 100% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
    • There are 12S barcodes for 16 species ( 88% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ). 
    • There are 16S barcodes for 16 species ( 88% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
    • There are 18S barcodes for 5 species ( 27% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
    • There are 28S barcodes for 0 species ( 0% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).

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    Quality Control:   Corrected synonyms exist for this taxa.   [ Show me a list of the corrected names ]
    Quality Control:   I have removed 1 WoRMS-identified "non-marine" species,
        which are not included in the Total Species count above.
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    Clupeiformes of the Mediterranean Sea
    Taxa Name

    Taxa
    Level
    Barcode
    Data?
    Number of
    Barcodes
    from
    any ocean
    Number of
    Barcodes
    from this region
    Barcode Locations and
    Species Occurence Map
    MZGdb Atlas
    v2025-m03-01


    2025-May-05
      Alosa alosa Species
    (1)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 31
      12S = 1
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5003070


    R:1:1:1:0
      Alosa fallax Species
    (2)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 19
      12S = 6
      16S = 13
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 2
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5003071


    R:1:1:1:0
      Alosa kessleri Species
    (3)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 9
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 6
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    no map accepted
    T5027678


    R:1:1:1:0
      Clupea harengus Species
    (4)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 173
      12S = 111
      16S = 124
      18S = 6
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5000424


    R:1:1:1:0
      Clupeonella cultriventris Species
    (5)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 50
      12S = 3
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5003551


    R:1:1:1:0
      Dorosoma cepedianum Species
    (6)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 26
      12S = 9
      16S = 12
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5003813


    R:1:1:1:0
      Dussumieria acuta Species
    (7)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 53
      12S = 3
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5003826


    R:1:1:1:0
      Dussumieria elopsoides Species
    (8)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 94
      12S = 3
      16S = 6
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5003827


    R:1:0:0:0
      Encrasicholina punctifer Species
    (9)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 133
      12S = 10
      16S = 11
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 4
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5001821


    R:1:0:0:0
      Engraulis encrasicolus Species
    (10)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 266
      12S = 19
      16S = 79
      18S = 4
      28S = 0
      COI = 3
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5002226


    R:1:1:0:0
      Etrumeus teres
    unaccepted
    Species
    (11)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 33
      12S = 5
      16S = 13
      18S = 1
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    unaccepted
    T5000563


    R:1:0:0:0
      Herklotsichthys punctatus Species
    (12)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 8
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5004225


    R:1:0:0:0
      Konosirus punctatus Species
    (13)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 133
      12S = 10
      16S = 26
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5004368


    R:1:1:0:0
      Sardina pilchardus Species
    (14)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 388
      12S = 147
      16S = 170
      18S = 2
      28S = 0
      COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5002285


    R:1:1:1:0
      Sardinella aurita Species
    (15)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 137
      12S = 9
      16S = 98
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5001189


    R:1:1:0:0
      Sardinella maderensis Species
    (16)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 25
      12S = 1
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5005331


    R:1:1:0:0
      Sprattus sprattus Species
    (17)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 77
      12S = 2
      16S = 7
      18S = 4
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5005601


    R:1:1:0:0
      Thryssa encrasicholoides Species
    (18)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 1
      12S = 1
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5026214


    R:1:1:1:0
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