Wolf herring
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Wolf herrings are a family (Chirocentridae) of two marine species of ray-finned fish related to herrings.
Both species have elongated bodies and jaws with long sharp teeth that aid their ravenous appetites, primarily for other fish.[1] They can grow up to1 m in length and have silvery sides with bluish backs.
They are commercially fished and sold fresh or frozen.
Species
- Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius, 1775) - Dorab wolf-herring, found in warm coastal waters from the Red Sea to Japan and Australia
- Chirocentrus nudus Swainson, 1839 - whitefin wolf-herring, found in a similar range (This species 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
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