Pristigasteridae

Caribbean longfin herring

Odontognathus compressus

Fifteen Centimeters Pristigasterid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

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

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