Opisthonema

Opisthonema
Opisthonema oglinum (Atlantic thread herring)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Suborder: Clupeoidei
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Opisthonema
T. N. Gill, 1861
Type species
Opisthonema thrissa
Gill, 1861
Synonyms

Filialosa Fowler, 1944

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.

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