| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilisha africana (Bloch, 1795) |
West African ilisha | Africa | 30 |
| Ilisha amazonica (Miranda Ribeiro, 1920) |
Amazon ilisha | South America | 19.7 |
| Ilisha compressa Randall, 1994 |
Compressed ilisha | Western Indian Ocean | 23.8 |
| Ilisha elongata (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) |
Elongate ilisha | Indo-Pacific | 60 |
| Ilisha filigera (Valenciennes, 1847) |
Coromandel ilisha | Indo-Pacific | 22 |
| Ilisha fuerthii (Steindachner, 1875) |
Pacific ilisha | Eastern Central Pacific | 33 |
| Ilisha kampeni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1913) |
Kampen's ilisha | Indo-Pacific | 15 |
| Ilisha lunula Kailola, 1986 |
Longtail ilisha | Western Central Pacific | |
| Ilisha macrogaster Bleeker, 1866 |
Kalimantan ilisha | Western Central Pacific | 12 |
| Ilisha megaloptera (Swainson, 1838) |
Bigeye ilisha | Indo-Pacific | 36.5 |
| Ilisha melastoma (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
Indian ilisha | Indo-Pacific | 22 |
| Ilisha novacula (Valenciennes, 1847) |
Burmese River ilisha | Asia | 32 |
| Ilisha obfuscata Wongratana, 1983 |
Hidden ilisha | Indian Ocean | 7.4 |
| Ilisha pristigastroides (Bleeker, 1852) |
Javan ilisha | Western Central Pacific | 30 |
| Ilisha sirishae Seshagiri Rao, 1975 |
Lobejaw ilisha | Indo-West Pacific | 23 |
| Ilisha striatula Wongratana, 1983 |
Banded ilisha | Indian Ocean | 18 |