Ilisha (genus)

Ilisha is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Pristigasteridae. The genus contains 16 species. It is similar to Pellona but lacks a toothed hypo-maxilla. The genus has a worldwide distribution in tropical and subtropical coastal waters and estuaries.[1] Some species also enter rivers, and I. amazonica and I. novacula are largely–if not entirely–restricted to tropical rivers.[2][3]

Ilisha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Clupeiformes
Family:
Pristigasteridae
Genus:
Ilisha

Species

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Fisheries

Two Ilisha species are individually reported in the FAO catch statistics: Ilisha elongata off coasts of China and Korea and Ilisha africana off West African coasts.[4] Other species may be reported as simply clupeoids.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[5]

References
  1. Whitehead, Peter J.P. (1985). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, anchovies and wolfherrings. Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae (PDF). Rome: FAO. pp. 261–278. ISBN 92-5-102340-9.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ilisha amazonica" in FishBase. March 2013 version.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ilisha novacula" in FishBase. March 2013 version.
  4. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) (2011). Yearbook of fishery and aquaculture statistics 2009. Capture production (PDF). Rome: FAO. pp. 91–92.
  5. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ilisha in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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