Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 55 - 61. Belly with an uninterrupted keel of 24 to 28 scutes, the outer edges of the scutes distinctly serrated. Upper jaw broad at midpoint, tapering posteriorly, the tip reaching or surpassing gill opening. Pectoral fins large; dorsal fin rather small, set far back on body; anal fin long (Ref. 188). Sides of head silvery (Ref. 37032).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Clupeiformes

Family: Pristigasteridae

Genus: Odontognathus

Species: Odontognathus compressus Meek & Hildebrand, 1923

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs in coastal waters inshore, probably entering estuaries.

Habitat

brackish