Species: Neoopisthopterus cubanus, Cuban Longfin Herring
elongate
D origin behind A origin
mouth opens at front, top jaw short
no pelvics
Neoopisthopterus cubanus Hildebrand, 1948
Cuban Longfin Herring
Body elongate, moderately compressed; mouth opens at front, top jaw short, lower jaw not projecting; top jaw with only 2 toothed bones, without a gap between them; 17-18 lower gill rakers; a single dorsal fin, origin distinctly behind midbody and behind origin of anal; anal with long base, 39-43 rays; pectoral fins low on the side just behind the head; no fin spines; pelvic fins absent; a forked tail fin; belly with 23-28 scutes forming a sharp keel.
Probably greenish brown on back, silvery white below with a silver mid-lateral band.
Size: probably ~11 cm.
Habitat: marine, coastal.
Depth: 0-10 m?
Cuba.
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- Salinity
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- Brackish
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Mid Water
- Near Surface
- Surface
- Water column only
- Habitat
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- Water column
- Estuary
- FishBase Habitat
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- Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- Pelagic fish larvae
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Antilles endemic
- GC endemic
- Island (s)
- Island (s) only
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Vulnerable
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 11
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
