Odontognathus

Genus of ray-finned fishes

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

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.

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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). Species of Odontognathus in FishBase. July 2021 version.
Taxon identifiers
Odontognathus


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