ATLANTIC THREAD HERRING - Opisthonema oglinum
March 9th, 2006 by Gillwetter PressFamily Clupeidae, HERRINGS
Other local names: gizzard shad
Description: back dark blue/gray, sides silvery, belly white; small head
Where found: in salt water from Cape Cod to Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico
Size: up to 16″
Remarks: has scales on ridge of back before dorsal fin.
