Neoopisthopterus Cubanus
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''Neoopisthopterus'' is a small genus of
ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...
in the family
Pristigasteridae Pristigasteridae is a family of ray-finned fish related to the herrings, including the genera '' Ilisha'', '' Pellona'', and '' Pristigaster''. One common name for the taxon is longfin herring. The taxonomic classification of this family is in do ...
. There are currently two recognized species in this genus, both of which occur in tropical waters of the
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.


Species

* '' Neoopisthopterus cubanus''
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, 1948
(Cuban longfin herring) * '' Neoopisthopterus tropicus'' (Hildebrand, 1946) (Tropical longfin herring)


References

* Pristigasteridae Ray-finned fish genera Marine fish genera Taxa named by Samuel Frederick Hildebrand {{Clupeiformes-stub