Odontognathus
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Pristigasteridae |
| Genus: | Odontognathus Lacépède, 1800 |
| Type species | |
| Odontognathus mucronatus Lacépède, 1800 | |
Species
- Odontognathus compressus Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 (Caribbean longfin herring)
- Odontognathus mucronatus Lacépède, 1800 (Guiana longfin herring)
- Odontognathus panamensis (Steindachner, 1876) (Panama longfin herring)
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Odontognathus". FishBase. July 2021 version.
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