Ilisha (genus)

Ilisha
Ilisha elongata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae
Genus: Ilisha
J. Richardson, 1846
Type species
Ilisha abnormis
J. Richardson, 1846[1]
Species

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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.[2] Some species also enter rivers, and I. amazonica and I. novacula are largely–if not entirely–restricted to tropical rivers.[3][4]

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pristigasteridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ Whitehead, Peter J.P. (1985). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, anchovies and wolfherrings. Part 1 – Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. Vol. 125/7/1. Rome: FAO. pp. 261–278. ISBN 978-92-5-102340-2.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ilisha amazonica". FishBase. March 2013 version.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ilisha novacula". FishBase. March 2013 version.

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