Longfin Herrings
Pristigasteridae
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 these families are not monophyletic.
Pristigasteridae are mostly coastal and schooling fishes of tropical and subtropical seas. Their usual length is 20–25 centimetres (7.9–9.8 in), but some Pellona can reach 55 cm (22 in).
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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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.