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Fish Species Description

Atlantic thread herring

Opisthonema oglinum

(Lesueur, 1818)

Classification

Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Alternate Names:

Status:

Marine, brackish

Notes:

Basin Distribution in Georgia:

In Georgia, occurs in the Satilla, Ogeechee, and Savannah River basins.

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