Tropical longfin herring (Neoopisthopterus tropicus)

Scientific name: Neoopisthopterus tropicus Hildebrand, 1946

Tropical longfin herring (Neoopisthopterus tropicus)

The Tropical longfin herring (Neoopisthopterus tropicus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Gulf of California to the northern tip of Peru.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 43 - 48. Belly with around 26 scutes. Lower jaw not strongly projecting; hind tip of maxilla meets lower bulge of maxilla blade and is overlapped by it; teeth very small or minute. Dorsal fin well behind midpoint of body; anal fin long, its origin before dorsal fin origin. A silver band along flank.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Neoopisthopterus tropicus
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Common length
6.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to the northern tip of Peru.
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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