Pliosteostoma

Pliosteostoma
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Pristigasteridae
Genus:	Pliosteostoma Norman, 1923
Species:	P. lutipinnis
Binomial name
Pliosteostoma lutipinnis (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)
Synonyms [2]
Pristigaster lutipinnis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 Ophisthopterus lutipinnis (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)

Pliosteostoma is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pristigasteridae, the longfin herrings. The only species in the genus is Pliosteostoma lutipinnis, the yellowfin herring, a species found along the Pacific coast of Central and South America between Mexico and Ecuador.

References

1. Di Dario, F. (2020). "Pliosteostoma lutipinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T183416A102897523. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T183416A102897523.en . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pliosteostoma lutipinnis". FishBase . June 2024 version.