Opisthonema
Sign in to saveOpisthonema is a genus of herrings, the thread herrings, found in tropical waters of the Western Hemisphere. They get their name from a filamentous nature of the last ray of the dorsal fin. Currently, five species are in this genus.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderClupeiformes
- FamilyDorosomatidae
Habitatmarine
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Opisthonema is a genus of herrings, the thread herrings, found in tropical waters of the Western Hemisphere. They get their name from a filamentous nature of the last ray of the dorsal fin. Currently, five species are in this genus.
==Species== Opisthonema berlangai Berry & Barrett, 1963 (Galapagos thread herring) Opisthonema bulleri (Regan, 1904) (slender thread herring) Opisthonema libertate (Günther, 1867) (Pacific thread herring) Opisthonema medirastre Berry & Barrett, 1963 (middling thread herring) Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur, 1818) (Atlantic thread herring)