Guiana longfin herring (Odontognathus mucronatus)

Scientific name: Odontognathus mucronatus Lacep?de, 1800

Guiana longfin herring (Odontognathus mucronatus)

The Guiana longfin herring (Odontognathus mucronatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Trinidad and the Guianas; from Sergipe south to about Rio de Janeiro. Also found in freshwater. Also southern Brazil.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 70 - 85. Belly with a keel of scutes, but interrupted below pectoral fin base; scutes 7 or 8, then a gap, followed by 10 to 13, the outer edges of scutes smooth and not serrated. Upper jaw broad at midpoint, tapering posteriorly, the tip reaching or surpassing gill opening; no hypo-maxilla. Pectoral fins large; dorsal fin very 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 mucronatus
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Common length
12.0
Depth range
40 m (131 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 40 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Trinidad and the Guianas; from Sergipe south to about Rio de Janeiro. Also found in freshwater. Also southern Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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