Pristigasteridae

Pristigasteridae
	Pristigaster cayana.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Pristigasteridae
Subfamilies & Genera[1]
	Pelloninae Chirocentrodon; Ilisha; Neoopisthopterus; Pellona; Pliosteostoma; ; Pristigasterinae Odontognathus; Opisthopterus; Pristigaster; Raconda; ;

The Pristigasteridae are a family of fish related to the herrings, including the genera Ilisha, Pellona, and Pristigaster. The taxonomic classification of this family is in doubt. One common name for the taxon is longfin herring.

References

Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.

External links

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2004). "Pristigasteridae" in FishBase. October 2004 version.

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[Nelson-1] Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.