38 Species in Family Pristigasteridae
Nominal species list for Pristigasteridae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Chirocentrodon bleekerianus (Poey, 1867) Dogtooth herring
Ilisha africana (Bloch, 1795) West African ilisha
Ilisha amazonica (Miranda Ribeiro, 1920) Amazon ilisha
Ilisha compressa Randall, 1994 Compressed ilisha
Ilisha elongata (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) Elongate ilisha
Ilisha filigera (Valenciennes, 1847) Coromandel ilisha
Ilisha fuerthii (Steindachner, 1875) Pacific ilisha
Ilisha kampeni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1913) Kampen's ilisha
Ilisha lunula Kailola, 1986 Longtail ilisha
Ilisha macrogaster Bleeker, 1866 Kalimantan ilisha
Ilisha megaloptera (Swainson, 1838) Bigeye ilisha
Ilisha melastoma (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Indian ilisha
Ilisha novacula (Valenciennes, 1847) Burmese River ilisha
Ilisha obfuscata Wongratana, 1983 Hidden ilisha
Ilisha pristigastroides (Bleeker, 1852) Javan ilisha
Ilisha sirishae Seshagiri Rao, 1975 Lobejaw ilisha
Ilisha striatula Wongratana, 1983 Banded ilisha
Neoopisthopterus cubanus Hildebrand, 1948 Cuban longfin herring
Neoopisthopterus tropicus (Hildebrand, 1946) Tropical longfin herring
Odontognathus compressus Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 Caribbean longfin herring
Odontognathus mucronatus Lacepède, 1800 Guiana longfin herring
Odontognathus panamensis (Steindachner, 1876) Panama longfin herring
Opisthopterus dovii (Günther, 1868) Dove's longfin herring
Opisthopterus effulgens (Regan, 1903) Vaqueira longfin herring
Opisthopterus equatorialis Hildebrand, 1946 Equatorial longfin herring
Opisthopterus macrops (Günther, 1867) Bigeyed longfin herring
Opisthopterus tardoore (Cuvier, 1829) Tardoore
Opisthopterus valenciennesi Bleeker, 1872 Slender tardoor
Pellona altamazonica Cope, 1872
Pellona castelnaeana Valenciennes, 1847 Amazon pellona
Pellona dayi Wongratana, 1983 Day's pellona
Pellona ditchela Valenciennes, 1847 Indian pellona
Pellona flavipinnis (Valenciennes, 1837) Yellowfin river pellona
Pellona harroweri (Fowler, 1917) American coastal pellona
Pliosteostoma lutipinnis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) Yellowfin herring
Pristigaster cayana Cuvier, 1829 Amazon hatchet herring
Pristigaster whiteheadi Menezes & de Pinna, 2000
Raconda russeliana Gray, 1831 Raconda
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