| Chirocentrodon bleekerianus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Chirocentrodon Günther, 1868 |
| Species: | C. bleekerianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chirocentrodon bleekerianus (Poey, 1867) |
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Chirocentrodon bleekerianus, the Dogtooth herring, is a species of herring occurring in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of northern South America, Central America and the Caribbean islands. It is the only species in its genus