Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Chirocentridae Wolf herring

Genus: Chirocentrus

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Photo by Lai, N.-W.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius, 1775)

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Chirocentrus dorab
[Dorab wolf-herring]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Chirocentrus nudus Swainson, 1839

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chirocentrus nudus
[Whitefin wolf-herring]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chirocentrus dorab Dorab wolf-herring Indo-Pacific 100 SL 1775
Chirocentrus nudus Whitefin wolf-herring Indo-West Pacific 100 SL 1839



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