Volumen 42 - Número 3: 357-363 | 2007
Nota Científica

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Los peces Clupeiformes del litoral valdiviano (Chile): clave de reconocimiento y comentarios (Pisces: Osteichthyes) 

Sergio Silva G.¹ y Germán Pequeño R.^2* 

¹Departamentro de Acuicultura, Subsecretaría de Pesca,  Bellavista 168, piso 17, Valparaíso, Chile
²Instituto de Zoología “Ernst F. Kilian”, Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 567, Valdivia, Chile

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Two families and four species of clupeiform fishes are recognized for the Valdivian coast (Chile), on the basis of the revision of ichthyological collections. These are: Family Engraulidae, with Engraulis ringens and Family Clupeidae with Ethmidium maculatum, Sardinops sagax and Strangomera bentincki. A series of characteristics selected by its stability are presented as the most advisable, for the taxonomical identification work. An illustrated taxonomic key is shown, as well as details about the morphological and meristic characteristics.

Key words: Sardines, anchovies, Clupeiformes, Valdivia, Chile