Pristigasteridae

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.