Pacific thread herring
Species of fish
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The Pacific thread herring or deep-bodied Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) is a herring-like fish in the family Clupeidae. It is found in the Eastern Pacific.[1][2] It can grow to 30 cm (12 in) total length.[2]
| Pacific thread herring | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Opisthonema |
| Species: | O. libertate |
| Binomial name | |
| Opisthonema libertate (Günther, 1867) | |
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