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Other fish (coast and sea)

Dogtooth Herring

Chirocentrodon bleekerianus (Poey, 1867)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishDogtooth Herring
Dutch—
SpanishAnchoa Pelada
Chinese勃氏犬齿鳓
Scientific nameChirocentrodon bleekerianus (Poey, 1867)

About this species

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. The only species in its genus, the dogtooth herring commonly grows to around 3.5 inches (9 cm) in length.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderClupeiformes
FamilyPristigasteridae
GenusChirocentrodon

Related species in Suriname