Atlantic Thread Herring (Opisthonema oglinum)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Opisthonema oglinum

(Lesueur, 1818)

Atlantic Thread Herring

Also known as: Herring, Greenback, Threadfin, Threadfin Herring

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

1–50 m

Max size

38 cm

Max weight

375 g

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Clupeiformes

Family

Dorosomatidae

Other species in Dorosomatidae

Pilchard (Harengula humeralis)

Harengula humeralis

Pilchard

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