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 that these are not monophyletic.[2]
| Pristigasteridae | |
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| Pristigaster cayana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Suborder: | Clupeoidei |
| Family: | Pristigasteridae Bleeker, 1872 |
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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]
References edit
- ^ Nelson, J. S.; Grande, T. C.; Wilson, M. V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Whitehead, P. J.; Nelson, T. W. (1985). Clupeoid Fishes of the World (suborder Clupeoidei): Chirocentridae, Clupeidae, and Pristigasteridae. UNDP. ISBN 9251023409.
External links edit
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2021). "Pristigasteridae" in FishBase. July 2021 version.
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