Scientific Name
Opisthopterus equatorialis
Common Name
Equatorial longfin herring
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 56 - 62. Belly with 26 to 28 scutes. Lower jaw projecting, mouth pointing obliquely upward; no hypo-maxilla. Dorsal fin origin nearer to caudal fin base than to vertical from pectoral fin base by about 2 eye diameters (or behind midpoint of body by about 3 eye diameters); anal fin long, its origin much nearer to snout tip than to caudal fin base. Scales easily shed.