Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Etrumeus acuminatus Gilbert, 1890

Eastern round-herring

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Clupeiformes

Family
Dussumieriidae

Genus
Etrumeus

Species
acuminatus

Taxon category: Accepted

Note: Etrumeus acuminatus was determined to be present in Galapagos, based on a review of collection material. Etrumeun teres was ruled out based in Fricke, R. et al. (2023).

Origin: Native

Status

Least concern

References

  • Fricke, R. Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. eds. (2022) ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version.
  • Grove, J.S. Long, D.J., Robertson, D.R. & Victor, B.C. (2022) List of Fishes of the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 39, 14–22.
  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Etrumeus acuminatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=24734. Accessed 4 November 2026.