Opisthonema

Filialosa Fowler, 1944 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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