Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Clupeiformes (herrings) Suborder: Clupeoidei Family: Clupeidae (Herrings (shads, sprats, sardines, pilchards, and menhadens) Subfamily: Dorosomatinae (Gizzard shads) Genus: Nematalosa Species: N. nasus Synonyms Chatoessus altus Gray, 1834 Chatoessus chrysopterus Richardson, 1846