Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 54 - 65. Belly convex in front, with 30 to 33 scutes. Mouth pointing obliquely upward. Pectoral fin distinctly shorter than head; dorsal fin small, well behind midpoint of body; anal fin long, its origin well before dorsal fin origin.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Clupeiformes

Family: Pristigasteridae

Genus: Opisthopterus

Species: Opisthopterus valenciennesi Bleeker, 1872

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found along shores and in estuaries. Probably similar to O. tardoore, but more specimens and data needed.

Habitat

brackish