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
Location
Biology
Either living in rivers or entering rivers from the sea (Ref. 9336).
Habitat
freshwater