Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae Gizzard shads and sardinellas

Genus: Opisthonema

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Opisthonema berlangai
[Galapagos thread herring]

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Opisthonema bulleri
[Slender thread herring]

Photo by Photo by Cotto Sánchez, A.J.

Opisthonema libertate
[Pacific thread herring]

Photo by Photo by Béarez, P.

Opisthonema medirastre
[Middling thread herring]

Photo by Photo by Charteris, M.

Opisthonema oglinum
[Atlantic thread herring]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Opisthonema berlangai	Galapagos thread herring	Southeast Pacific	26 SL	1963
Opisthonema bulleri	Slender thread herring	Eastern Pacific	20 TL	1904
Opisthonema libertate	Pacific thread herring	Eastern Pacific	30 TL	1867
Opisthonema medirastre	Middling thread herring	Eastern Pacific	30 TL	1963
Opisthonema oglinum	Atlantic thread herring	Western Atlantic	38 TL	1818

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: ClupeiformesFamily: Dorosomatidae Gizzard shads and sardinellasGenus: Opisthonema(See list of species below)

Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae Gizzard shads and sardinellas

Genus: Opisthonema

(See list of species below)