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Odontognathus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Clupeidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Clupeiformes

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Dogtooth herring, Opisthopterus, Pliosteostoma lutipinnis, Raconda russeliana, Opisthonema

Odontognathus is a genus of longfin herrings in the family Clupeidae. Currently, three species are recognized for this genus, all of which are restricted to tropical waters of the Western Hemisphere.

Species

  • Odontognathus compressus Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 (Caribbean longfin herring)
  • Odontognathus mucronatus Lacépède, 1800 (Guiana longfin herring)
  • Odontognathus panamensis (Steindachner, 1876) (Panama longfin herring)

    • References

    Odontognathus Wikipedia
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