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Pristigasteridae
Pristigasteridae is a family of ray-finned fish related to the herrings, including the genera '' Ilisha'', '' Pellona'', and '' Pristigaster''. One common name for the taxon is longfin herring. The taxonomic classification of this family is in doubt; it was traditionally divided into two subfamilies, Pelloninae and Pristigasterinae, but molecular data indicates that these are not monophyletic In biological cladistics for the classification of organisms, monophyly is the condition of a taxonomic grouping being a clade – that is, a grouping of organisms which meets these criteria: # the grouping contains its own most recent co .... Pristigasteridae are mostly coastal and schooling fishes of tropical and subtropical seas. Their usual length is 20-25 cm, but some Pellona can reach 55 cm. Genera Pristigasteridae contains the following genera: References External links * Fish of the Atlantic Ocean Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish of the Indian Ocean Otocephal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilisha (genus)
''Ilisha'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Pristigasteridae. The genus contains 16 species. It is similar to '' Pellona'' but lacks a toothed hypo-maxilla. The genus has a worldwide distribution in tropical and subtropical coastal waters and estuaries. Some species also enter rivers, and ''I. amazonica'' and ''I. novacula'' are largely–if not entirely–restricted to tropical rivers. Fisheries Two ''Ilisha'' species are individually reported in the FAO catch statistics: '' Ilisha elongata'' off coasts of China and Korea and '' Ilisha africana'' off West African coasts. Other species may be reported as simply clupeoids. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * '' Ilisha africana'' (Bloch, 1795) (West African ilisha) * '' Ilisha amazonica'' ( A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) (Amazon ilisha) * '' Ilisha compressa'' J. E. Randall, 1994 * '' Ilisha elongata'' (Anonymous (referred to E. T. Bennett), 1830) (Elongate ilisha) * '' Ilisha filigera'' (V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pellona
''Pellona'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Pristigasteridae. The genus contains six species. Three of these are restricted to freshwater habitats in tropical and subtropical South America, while ''P. dayi'' and ''P. ditchela'' are found in coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, and ''P. harroweri'' is found in coastal Atlantic waters from Panama to Brazil. Species * References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
