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The Pacific thread herring or deep-bodied Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) is a herring-like fish in the family Clupeidae. It is found in the Eastern Pacific. [1] [2] It can grow to 30 cm (12 in) total length. [2]
Opisthonema is a genus of herrings, the thread herrings, found in tropical waters of the Western Hemisphere. They get their name from a filamentous nature of the last ray of the dorsal fin . Currently, five species are in this genus.
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The Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) is a species of the herring family associated with the Pacific Ocean environment of North America and northeast Asia. It is a silvery fish with unspined fins and a deeply forked caudal fin.
Their size varies between subspecies: the Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras) is small, 14 to 18 centimeters; the proper Atlantic herring (C. h. harengus) can grow to about 45.72 cm (18.00 in) and weigh up 680 g (1.50 lb); and Pacific herring grow to about 38 cm (15 in).
Clupeidae is a family of clupeiform ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings and sprats.Many members of the family have a body protected with shiny cycloid (very smooth and uniform) scales, a single dorsal fin, and a fusiform body for quick, evasive swimming and pursuit of prey composed of small planktonic animals.
Clupeiformes / ˈ k l uː p iː ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae and sardines. The group includes many of the most important forage and food fish. Clupeiformes are physostomes, which means that their gas bladder has a pneumatic duct connecting ...