Opisthonema

Opisthonema
	Opisthonema oglinum (Atlantic thread herring)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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.

Species

Opisthonema berlangai Berry & Barrett, 1963 (Galapagos thread herring)
Opisthonema bulleri (Regan, 1904) (slender thread herring)
Opisthonema libertate (Günther, 1867) (Pacific thread herring)
Opisthonema medirastre Berry & Barrett, 1963 (middling thread herring)
Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur, 1818) (Atlantic thread herring)

References

^ ^a ^b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Dorosomatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Opisthonema". FishBase. June 2011 version.

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[CofF-1] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Dorosomatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

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