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Clupea gigantea Shaw, 1804


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Considered a synonym of Tarpon atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1847)

  • Whitehead, P.J.P. & M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. G. Nielsen, E. Tortonese. 1984. "Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean". UNESCO. 1:1-510 (ffm00558)

Original description as Clupea gigantea:

  • Shaw, G. 1804. "General zoology or systematic natural history (Pisces)". G. Kearsley, London. 5: (ffm00292)