Species: Chirocentrodon bleekerianus, Dogtooth herring
top jaw - 2 toothed bones
both jaws - large canines
both jaws - large canines
with pelvics
Chirocentrodon bleekerianus (Poey, 1867)
Dogtooth herring
Elongate, moderately compressed; eye large; mouth short, opens at front, lower jaw not strongly projecting; top jaws with only two toothed bones; jaw teeth strong and conical, large canines at front of both jaws; a single dorsal fin; pectoral fins low on the side just behind the head; no fin spines; small pelvics present, 6 rays, before dorsal fin; anal fin with long base, 38-44, origin before dorsal fin; a forked tail fin; with a sharp keel of 25-28 (25-30) scutes along belly.
Creamy yellow to light brown, with a silver stripe along side.
Reaches 13 cm.
Coastal marine areas, usually over muddy bottoms, in river mouths and lagoons.
Depth range: 0-40 m.
Cuba to Brazil.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Brackish
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Surface
- Near 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
- Carnivore
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Pelagic fish larvae
- Pelagic fish eggs
- Phytoplankton
- Data
- Zooplankton
- Bony fishes
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Also in Brazil
- Continent + Island (s)
- All species..
- Island (s)
- GC non-endemic
- Continent
- Extends South of GC
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 13
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 40
