Panama longfin herring (Odontognathus panamensis)

Scientific name: Odontognathus panamensis Steindachner, 1876

Panama longfin herring (Odontognathus panamensis)

The Panama longfin herring (Odontognathus panamensis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, El Salvador to Panama.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 61 - 68. Belly with an uninterrupted keel of about 29 or 30 scutes, the outer edges of the scutes distinctly serrated. Upper jaw broad at midpoint, tapering posteriorly, the tip reaching or surpassing the gill opening; no hypo-maxilla. Pectoral fins large; dorsal fin rather small, set far back on body; anal fin long.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Odontognathus panamensis
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.0
Common length
12.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: El Salvador to Panama.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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