Pacific thread herring

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| taxon = Opisthonema libertate

| authority = (Günther, 1867)

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Cotto, A. |author2=Medina, E. |author3=Bernal, O. |year=2010 |title=Opisthonema libertate |volume=2010 |page=e.T183662A8154151 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183662A8154151.en |access-date=14 September 2022}}

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The Pacific thread herring or deep-bodied Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) is a herring-like fish in the family Clupeidae. It is found in the Eastern Pacific.{{FishBase species | genus = Opisthonema | species = libertate | month = June | year = 2022}} It can grow to {{convert|30|cm|abbr=on}} total length.