Pristigasteridae

Dogtooth herring

Chirocentrodon bleekerianus

Pristigasterid Fish between Fresh and Salt Water

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• South America
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Dogtooth herring is known from Western Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in estuaries and brackish water.