Opisthonema

Opisthonema
Opisthonema oglinum (Atlantic thread herring)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Suborder:	Clupeoidei
Family:	Dorosomatidae
Genus:	Opisthonema T. N. Gill, 1861

Opisthonema is a genus of herrings, the thread herrings, found in tropical waters of the Western Hemisphere. They get their name from a filamentous nature of the last ray of the dorsal fin. Currently, five species are in this genus.

Species

• Opisthonema berlangai Berry & Barrett, 1963 (Galapagos thread herring)
• Opisthonema bulleri (Regan, 1904) (slender thread herring)
• O. libertate (Günther, 1867) (Pacific thread herring)
• Opisthonema medirastre Berry & Barrett, 1963 (middling thread herring)
• O.oglinum (Lesueur, 1818) (Atlantic thread herring)

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Opisthonema". FishBase. June 2011 version.