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Family
Clupeidae

Genus
Opisthonema


Last updated on:
01-Jul-2013

Opisthonema libertatis (Günther, 1867)

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Original description as Meletta libertatis:

  • Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1867. "On the fishes of the states of Central America, founded upon specimens collected in fresh and marine waters of various parts of that country by Messrs. Salvin and Godman and Capt. J. M. Dow". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1866:600-604 (ffm00014)

Conservation: Opisthonema libertatis is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2010).