Odontognathus

Summary

Odontognathus is a genus of longfin herrings in the family Pristigasteridae. Currently, three species are recognized for this genus, all of which are restricted to tropical waters of the Western Hemisphere.

Odontognathus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae
Genus: Odontognathus
Lacépède, 1800

Species edit

  • Odontognathus compressus Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 (Caribbean longfin herring)
  • Odontognathus mucronatus Lacépède, 1800 (Guiana longfin herring)
  • Odontognathus panamensis (Steindachner, 1876) (Panama longfin herring)

References edit

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). Species of Odontognathus in FishBase. July 2021 version.