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Pristigasteridae

Vaqueira longfin herring

Opisthopterus effulgens

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
20.5 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: known only from the Río Vaqueira, northwest Ecuador.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient
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