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Opisthopterus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Pristigasteridae
Genus:	Opisthopterus T. N. Gill, 1861
Type species
Pristigaster tartoor (a synonym of Opisthopterus tardoore Cuvier, 1829) Valenciennes, 1847
Species
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Opisthopterus is a genus of longfin herring in the family Pristigasteridae. There are currently six species in this genus. They are found in Indo-Pacific.

Species

• Opisthopterus dovii (Günther, 1868) (Dove's longfin herring)
• Opisthopterus effulgens (Regan, 1903) (Vaqueira longfin herring)
• Opisthopterus equatorialis Hildebrand, 1946 (Equatorial longfin herring)
• Opisthopterus macrops (Günther, 1867) (Bigeyed longfin herring)
• Opisthopterus tardoore (Cuvier, 1829) (Tardoore)
• Opisthopterus valenciennesi Bleeker, 1872 (Slender tardoor)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pristigasteridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Opisthopterus". FishBase. July 2021 version.

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