
Longfin Herrings
Pristigasteridae
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.
9 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 39 known species

Ilisha
genusIlisha

Pellona
genusPellona

Opisthopterus
genusOpisthopterus

Pliosteostoma
genusPliosteostoma

Chirocentrodon
genusChirocentrodon

Pristigaster
genusPristigaster

Odontognathus
genusOdontognathus

Raconda
genusRaconda

Neoopisthopterus
genusNeoopisthopterus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86009.