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Opisthonema (thread herrings)

Synonyms: Ophisthonema; Ophistonema

Wikipedia Abstract

Opisthonema, the thread herrings, is a genus of herring found in tropical waters of the Western Hemisphere. They get their name from a filamentous nature of the last ray of the dorsal fin. There are currently five members of this genus.
View Wikipedia Record: Opisthonema

Species

Opisthonema berlangai (Galapagos thread herring) (Vulnerable)
Opisthonema bulleri (Slender thread herring)
Opisthonema libertate (Deep-bodied thread herring)
Opisthonema medirastre (Middling thread herring)
Opisthonema oglinum (Atlantic thread herring)
Opisthonema palosverdensis

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0