| Scientific Name | TSN | Taxon Author | Common Name | Name Source | Usage | Reason (ITIS) | Taxon Rank |
|---|
| Opisthonema berlangai | 551225 | Berry and Barrett, 1963 | Galapagos thread herring | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Opisthonema bulleri | 551226 | (Regan, 1904) | sardina crinuda azul slender thread herring | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Opisthonema captivai | 161749 | Rivas, 1972 | | ITIS | invalid | junior synonym of Opisthonema oglinum | Species |
| Opisthonema libertate | 161750 | (Günther, 1867) | deepbody thread herring sardina crinuda Pacific thread herring | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Opisthonema medirastre | 161751 | Berry and Barrett, 1963 | middling thread herring sardina crinuda machete | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Opisthonema oglinum | 161748 | (Lesueur, 1818) | machuelo sardina vivita de hebra Atlantic thread herring | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Opisthonema oglinum captivai | 551466 | Rivas, 1972 | | ITIS | invalid | junior synonym of Opisthonema oglinum | Subspecies |
| Opisthonema oglinum oglinum | 551465 | (Lesueur, 1818) | | ITIS | invalid | junior synonym of Opisthonema oglinum | Subspecies |
