Thread herring
Opisthonema libertate
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Opisthonema
Where to Find
Found in 7 diving areas across 5 countries and 3 regions.
- Caribbean Coast, Costa Rica - 6 records
- Bocas del Toro, Panama - 112 records
- Coiba National Park, Panama - 109 records
- Sea of Cortez, Mexico - 17 records
- Galápagos Islands, Ecuador - 65 records
- Isla de la Plata, Ecuador - 17 records
- Mancora & North Coast, Peru - 7 records