鯡形目包括重要的食用魚,如沙丁魚(鯡科)、大西洋鯡魚(鯡科)、鯷魚(鯷科)、鰣魚(鯡科)
Order CLUPEIFORMES (29)—herrings. 鯡形目
Suborder Denticipitoidei. 齒鯡亞目
Family DENTICIPITIDAE (98)—denticle herrings. 齒頭鯡科
Suborder Clupeoidei. 鯡亞目
Family PRISTIGASTERIDAE (99)—longfin herrings. 鋸腹鰳科
Family ENGRAULIDAE (Engraulididae and Stolephoridae) (100)—anchovies. 鯷科
Family CHIROCENTRIDAE (101)—wolf herrings. 寶刀魚科
Family CLUPEIDAE (102)—herrings (shads, sprats, sardines, pilchards, and menhadens). 鯡科
Order ATHERINIFORMES (63)—silversides. 銀漢魚目
Family ATHERINIDAE (308)—Old World silversides. Marine (pelagic coastal) and freshwater; Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. 銀漢魚科