Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Yellowfin Herring

Pliosteostoma lutipinnis

Spanish: arenquilla aleta amarilla

Yellowfin Herring (Pliosteostoma lutipinnis)
Photographed by prickly_sculpin on iNaturalist

Pliosteostoma lutipinnis, the yellowfin herring, is a herring that is found along the coast of Central and South America from Mexico to Ecuador. It is the only species in its genus. Most often recorded in Jul.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Clupeiformes › Pristigasteridae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records18 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2024 – 2024
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Yellowfin Herring (Pliosteostoma lutipinnis) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/pliosteostoma-lutipinnis/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.