Kalmar "genus Clupea" tana nufin ƙungiyar haraji wanda ya haɗa da nau'in kifi iri-iri da aka fi sani da "herring." Halin nasa ne na dangin Clupeidae, wanda ke da ƙanƙanta, jikinsu na azurfa da ƙwanƙwasa guda ɗaya. Ana samun naman nama a cikin ruwa mai tsabta da ruwan gishiri kuma tushen abinci ne mai mahimmanci ga mutane da sauran dabbobin ruwa.
