''Etrumeus'' is a genus of round herrings in the family, Dussumieriidae. They are found in

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Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * '' Etrumeus acuminatus'' Gilbert, 1890 (Eastern Pacific red-eye round herring) * '' Etrumeus golanii'' DiBattista, J. E. Randall & Bowen, 2012DiBattista, J.D., Randall, J.E. & Bowen, B.W. (2012): Review of the round herrings of the genus Etrumeus (Clupeidae: Dussumieriinae) of Africa, with descriptions of two new species / Revue des shadines rondes africaines du genre Etrumeus (Clupeidae : Dussumieriinae) et description de deux nouvelles espèces. ''Cybium, 36 (3): 447-460.'' * '' Etrumeus makiawa'' J. E. Randall & DiBattista, 2012Randall, J.E. & DiBattista, J.D. (2012): ''Etrumeus makiawa'', a New Species of Round Herring (Clupeidae: Dussumierinae) from the Hawaiian Islands. ''Pacific Science'' 66 (1): 97-110. * '' Etrumeus micropus'' (

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, 1846) * '' Etrumeus sadina'' (Mitchill, 1814) (Atlantic red-eye round herring) * '' Etrumeus whiteheadi'' Wongratana, 1983 (Whitehead's round herring) * '' Etrumeus wongratanai'' DiBattista, J. E. Randall & Bowen, 2012

References

Dussumieriidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{Clupeiformes-stub