| Status | DD |
|---|---|
| Status system | IUCN3.1 |
| Taxon | Ethmidium maculatum |
| Parent authority | W. F. Thompson, 1916 |
| Authority | (Valenciennes, 1847) |
Ethmidium is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Clupeidae, the herrings and sprats. The only species in the genus is Ethmidium maculatum, the Pacific menhaden, a species found along the Pacific coast of South America off Peru and Chile.