Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
       Order Clupeiformes Rafinesque, 1810 - herrings
         Family Clupeidae Cuvier, 1817 - herrings, shads, sardines and allies
           Genus Alosa Garsault, 1764