Alisea
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| Alisea Temporal range:
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | †Alisea Jordan and Gilbert, 1919 |
| Species: | †A. grandis
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| †Alisea grandis | |
Alisea is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine clupeiform fish that lived in what is now California during the Upper Miocene subepoch.[1][2] Although generally considered a relative of the herrings in the family Clupeidae, an affinity to shads has also been suggested due to its large size and well-developed abdominal scutes.[3] Its name derives from alise, an alternate spelling for the Hindi name of the related ilish fish.[4]

Due to the poorly preserved nature of the only specimen, it is uncertain whether it warrants recognition as a distinct taxon.[5]
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