Dogtooth herring
Species of ray-finned fish
Dogtooth herring | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Pristigasteridae |
Genus: | Chirocentrodon Günther, 1868 |
Species: | C. bleekerianus |
Binomial name | |
Chirocentrodon bleekerianus (Poey, 1867) |
The dogtooth herring (Chirocentrodon bleekerianus) is a species of herring occurring in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of northern South America, Central America and the Caribbean islands. It is the only species in its genus. They are commonly around 3.5 inches (9 cm) in length.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Chirocentrodon bleekerianus" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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