Pristigasteridae
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| Pristigasteridae | |
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| File:Pristigaster cayana.jpg | |
| Pristigaster cayana | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Suborder: | Clupeoidei |
| Family: | Pristigasteridae Bleeker, 1872 |
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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,[1] but molecular data indicates these families aren't monophyletic.[2]
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.[3]
Genera
[edit | edit source]Pristigasteridae contains the following genera:[4]
- Chirocentrodon Günther, 1868
- Richardson, 1846 Lacepède, 1800
- Cuvier, 1816 Raconda
- Opisthopterus J. E. Gray, 1831
- Neoopisthopterus Gill, 1861
- Pellona Ilisha
- Hildebrand, 1948 Valenciennes, 1847
- Pliosteostoma Odontognathus
- Norman, 1923 Pristigaster
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