Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 56 - 62. Belly with 26 to 28 scutes. Lower jaw projecting, mouth pointing obliquely upward; no hypo-maxilla. 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. Scales easily shed.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Clupeiformes

Family: Pristigasteridae

Genus: Opisthopterus

Species: Opisthopterus equatorialis Hildebrand, 1946

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs in coastal waters, perhaps entering water with low salinities (Ref. 9336).

Habitat

brackish