Guiana longfin herring

Odontognathus mucronatus

Twenty Two Centimeters Pristigasterid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Guiana longfin herring is known around Western Atlantic as a freshwater fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and records give a maximum length of 22 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Pristigasteridae
Genus: Odontognathus
Maximum length: 22 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Trinidad and the Guianas; from Sergipe south to about Rio de Janeiro. Also found in freshwater. Also southern Brazil (Ref. 26938 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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