Pristigasteridae

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Pristigasteridae
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Pristigaster cayana
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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, [1] but molecular data indicates these families aren't monophyletic. [2]

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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. [3]

Genera

Pristigasteridae contains the following genera: [4]

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. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & 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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