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  • Dorab Wolf Herring, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Sahat Ratmuangkhwang, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Dorab Wolf Herring, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Dorab Wolf Herring, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Allan Lugg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Dorab Wolf Herring, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) tern911, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Dorab Wolf Herring, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Matt Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Dorab Wolf Herring, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Dorab Wolf Herring

Chirocentrus dorab

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About

The dorab wolf-herring (Chirocentrus dorab) is a fish species from the Chirocentrus genus of the Chirocentridae family. It is a coastal fish, silvery below and bright blue above. It is found in both marine and brackish or estuarine waters, feeding on smaller fish and possibly crustaceans. Chirocentrus is from the Greek cheir meaning hand and kentron meaning sting. Dorab is from the Arabic language word darrab (ضرّاب) and the word is probably a corrupted form of...

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