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Odontognathus

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Odontognathus

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Odontognathus is a genus of longfin herrings in the family Pristigasteridae. Currently, three species are recognized for this genus, all of which are restricted to tropical waters of the Western Hemisphere.

Species

KINGDOM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderClupeiformes
  5. FamilyPristigasteridae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
8
Family
Pristigasteridae
Collections
ROM, UF, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CAS
Recorded in
Suriname, Guyana, Costa Rica, Panama

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Clupeidae
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genus
taxon name
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Category:Odontognathus
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Odontognathus is a genus of longfin herrings in the family Pristigasteridae. Currently, three species are recognized for this genus, all of which are restricted to tropical waters of the Western Hemisphere.

==Species== Odontognathus compressus Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 (Caribbean longfin herring) Odontognathus mucronatus Lacépède, 1800 (Guiana longfin herring) Odontognathus panamensis (Steindachner, 1876) (Panama longfin herring)

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