Dogtooth herring
| Chirocentrodon bleekerianus | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
The dogtooth herring (Chirocentrodon bleekerianus) 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
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Chirocentrodon bleekerianus" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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