Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae Pristigasterids

Genus: Ilisha

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16 species (see list below)

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Photo by Klimpel, S.

Ilisha africana
[West African ilisha]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Ilisha amazonica
[Amazon ilisha]

Photo by FAO

Ilisha compressa
[Compressed ilisha]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Ilisha elongata
[Elongate ilisha]

Photo by FAO

Ilisha filigera
[Coromandel ilisha]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Ilisha fuerthii
[Pacific ilisha]

Photo by FAO

Ilisha kampeni
[Kampen's ilisha]

Photo by FAO

Ilisha lunula
[Longtail ilisha]

Photo by FAO

Ilisha macrogaster
[Kalimantan ilisha]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Ilisha megaloptera
[Bigeye ilisha]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Ilisha melastoma
[Indian ilisha]

Photo by FAO

Ilisha novacula
[Burmese River ilisha]

Photo by FAO

Ilisha obfuscata
[Hidden ilisha]

Photo by FAO

Ilisha pristigastroides
[Javan ilisha]

Photo by FAO

Ilisha sirishai
[Lobejaw ilisha]

Photo by FAO

Ilisha striatula
[Banded ilisha]

16 Species of Family Pristigasteridae with Genus Ilisha
(Pristigasterids)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1795	Ilisha africana	West African ilisha	Africa	30 SL
1920	Ilisha amazonica	Amazon ilisha	South America	19.7 SL
1994	Ilisha compressa	Compressed ilisha	Western Indian Ocean.	23.8 SL
1830	Ilisha elongata	Elongate ilisha	Indo-Pacific	60 TL
1847	Ilisha filigera	Coromandel ilisha	Indo-Pacific	22 SL
1875	Ilisha fuerthii	Pacific ilisha	Eastern Central Pacific	33 TL
1913	Ilisha kampeni	Kampen's ilisha	Indo-Pacific	15 SL
1986	Ilisha lunula	Longtail ilisha	Western Central Pacific
1866	Ilisha macrogaster	Kalimantan ilisha	Western Central Pacific	12 SL
1839	Ilisha megaloptera	Bigeye ilisha	Indo-Pacific	28 SL
1801	Ilisha melastoma	Indian ilisha	Indo-Pacific	17 SL
1847	Ilisha novacula	Burmese River ilisha	Asia	32 SL
1983	Ilisha obfuscata	Hidden ilisha	Indian Ocean	7.4 SL
1852	Ilisha pristigastroides	Javan ilisha	Western Central Pacific	30 SL
1975	Ilisha sirishai	Lobejaw ilisha	Indo-West Pacific	23 TL
1983	Ilisha striatula	Banded ilisha	Indian Ocean	18 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: ClupeiformesFamily: Pristigasteridae PristigasteridsGenus: Ilisha(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae Pristigasterids

Genus: Ilisha

(See list of species below)