Caribbean longfin herring (Odontognathus compressus)

Scientific name: Odontognathus compressus Meek & Hildebrand, 1923

Caribbean longfin herring (Odontognathus compressus)

The Caribbean longfin herring (Odontognathus compressus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Panama, Venezuela, Trinidad, Suriname or Cayenne - misidentified as mucronatus in.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 55 - 61. Belly with an uninterrupted keel of 24 to 28 scutes, the outer edges of the scutes distinctly serrated. Upper jaw broad at midpoint, tapering posteriorly, the tip reaching or surpassing gill opening. Pectoral fins large; dorsal fin rather small, set far back on body; anal fin long. Sides of head silvery.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Odontognathus compressus
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Common length
12.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Panama, Venezuela, Trinidad, Suriname or Cayenne - misidentified as mucronatus in.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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