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Opisthopterus dovii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CLUPEIFORMES CLUPEIDAE

Scientific Name: Opisthopterus dovii
Species Authority: (Günther 1868)
Common Name/s:
English – Dove's longfin herring, Dove's longfin herring (FB), Pacific longfin herring
French – Poisson-papier de Dove, Poisson-papier macabi
Spanish – Arenquilla de Dove, Arenquillo chaparra, Chaparra, Sardina chata, Sardina machete chata
Synonym/s:
Opisthopterus dovi (Günther 1868)
Pristigaster argenteus Günther 1867
Pristigaster dovii Günther 1868

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Iwamoto, T., Eschmeyer, W. & Alvarado, J.
Reviewer/s: Carpenter, K., Polidoro, B. & Livingstone, S. (Global Marine Species Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
This species has a wide distribution, has no major threats, and occurs in several Marine Protected Areas. Therefore, it is listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The distribution of this species in the eastern Pacific extends from southern Baja and southeastern Gulf of California to northern Peru.
Countries:
Native:
Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – southeast
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Population [top]

Population: No population data is available for this species.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This is a pelagic fish that occurs in coastal waters, perhaps entering brackish water. It is found to 10m. It feeds mainly on small fishes (Whitehead and Rodríguez-Sánchez 1995). This species inhabits inshore waters over soft substrata, sometimes entering estuaries, and it may feed on a variety of zooplankton. It has pelagic eggs and larvae.
Systems: Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no major threats for this species. This species is important for minor commercial fisheries (Whitehead and Rodríguez-Sánchez 1995).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There are no known conservation measures for this species. However, this species' distribution includes a number of Marine Protected Areas in the central tropical eastern Pacific region.
Citation: Iwamoto, T., Eschmeyer, W. & Alvarado, J. 2010. Opisthopterus dovii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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