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Family of ray-finned fishes

Pristigasteridae
Pristigaster cayana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Suborder: Clupeoidei
Family: Pristigasteridae
Bleeker, 1872
Genera

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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, but molecular data indicates that these are not monophyletic.

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

  1. Nelson, J. S.; Grande, T. C.; Wilson, M. V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
  2. Lavoué, S; Ratmuangkhwang, S; Ho, H. C.; Chen, W. J.; Azizah, M. N. S. (2018). "Swimbladder evolution of longfin herrings (Pristigasteridae, Teleostei)". Zoological Studies. 57: e39. doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-39. PMC 6517765. PMID 31966279.
  3. Whitehead, P. J.; Nelson, T. W. (1985). Clupeoid Fishes of the World (suborder Clupeoidei): Chirocentridae, Clupeidae, and Pristigasteridae. UNDP. ISBN 9251023409.
  4. 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.

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