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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens
Subfamily: Dorosomatinae
Genus: Opisthonema

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Opisthonema berlangai Berry & Barrett, 1963

Photo by FAO
 
Opisthonema berlangai
[Galapagos thread herring]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Opisthonema bulleri (Regan, 1904)

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Opisthonema bulleri
[Slender thread herring]

Photo by Cotto Sánchez, A.J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Opisthonema libertate (Günther, 1867)

Photo by Cotto Sánchez, A.J.
 
Opisthonema libertate
[Pacific thread herring]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Opisthonema medirastre Berry & Barrett, 1963

Photo by Béarez, P.
 
Opisthonema medirastre
[Middling thread herring]

Photo by Duarte, L.O.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur, 1818)

Photo by Duarte, L.O.
 
Opisthonema oglinum
[Atlantic thread herring]
5 Species of Family Clupeidae with Genus Opisthonema
(Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1963 Opisthonema berlangai Galapagos thread herring Southeast Pacific 26 SL
1904 Opisthonema bulleri Slender thread herring Eastern Pacific 20 TL
1867 Opisthonema libertate Pacific thread herring Eastern Pacific 30 TL
1963 Opisthonema medirastre Middling thread herring Eastern Pacific 30 TL
1818 Opisthonema oglinum Atlantic thread herring Western Atlantic 38 TL



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