whitefin wolf-herring

Chirocentrus nudus

Fish Reaching One Hundred Centimeters in the Pacific Ocean

whitefin wolf-herring is known from Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Chirocentridae
Genus: Chirocentrus
Maximum length: 100 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: tropical, widespread. Questionably occurring in the Mascarenes (Ref. 33390 ). Distribution is probably similar to that of Chirocentrus dorab but not always distinguished from that species (Ref. 188 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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