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Revision as of 08:56, 17 November 2006
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| Family: | Chirocentridae
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| Genus: | Chirocentrus |
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The wolf herrings are a family (Chirocentridae) of two marine species of ray-finned fish related to the herrings.
Both species have elongated bodies and jaws with long sharp teeth that facilitate their ravenous appetites, mostly for other fish. Both species reach a length of 1 m. They have silvery sides and bluish backs.
They are commercially fished, and marketed fresh or frozen.
Species
- Dorab wolf-herring, Chirocentrus dorab, is found in warm coastal waters from the Red Sea to Japan and Australia.
- Whitefin wolf-herring, Chirocentrus nudus, is found in a similar range, and is difficult to distinguish from C. dorab (the former has a black mark on its dorsal fin). This species is also known to eat crabs in addition to its usual diet of smaller fish.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2005). "Chirocentridae" in FishBase. February 2005 version.
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