Opisthopterus effulgens (Regan, 1903)

Description


Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 50. Belly with about 29 scutes. Lower jaw projecting, mouth pointing obliquely upward; no hypo-maxilla. Pectoral fin a little longer than head; dorsal fin origin nearer to caudal fin base than to vertical from pectoral fin base by about 2 eye diameters (or behind midpoint of body by about 3 eye diameters); anal fin long, its origin much nearer to snout tip than to caudal fin base.

Common Names


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Clupeiformes

Family: Pristigasteridae

Genus: Opisthopterus

Species: Opisthopterus effulgens (Regan, 1903)

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


    Biology


    Either living in rivers or entering rivers from the sea (Ref. 9336).

    Habitat


    freshwater