Wolf herring
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| Wolf herrings Fossil range: Eocene to Present[1] |
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 Dorab wolf-herring
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The wolf herrings are a family (Chirocentridae) of two marine species of ray-finned fish related to the herrings.
Both species have elongated bodies and jaws with long sharp teeth that facilitate their ravenous appetites, mostly for other fish. Both species reach a length of 1 m. They have silvery sides and bluish backs.
They are commercially fished, and marketed fresh or frozen.
[edit] Species
- Dorab wolf-herring, Chirocentrus dorab, is found in warm coastal waters from the Red Sea to Japan and Australia.
- Whitefin wolf-herring, Chirocentrus nudus, is found in a similar range, and is difficult to distinguish from C. dorab (the former has a black mark on its dorsal fin). This species is also known to eat crabs in addition to its usual diet of smaller fish.
[edit] References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560.
- "Chirocentridae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
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