''Lile'', the piquitingas, is a genus of small fish belonging to the herring family, ''

Clupeidae Clupeidae is a family of ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa, and menhadens. The clupeoids include many of the most important food fishes in the world, and are also commonly caught for production of ...

''. They are endemic to the Americas. There are currently four recognized species in the genus.

Species

* '' Lile gracilis'' Castro-Aguirre & Vivero, 1990 (Graceful piquitinga) * '' Lile nigrofasciata'' Castro-Aguirre, Ruiz-Campos & Balart, 2002 (Blackstripe herring) * '' Lile piquitinga'' ( Schreiner & A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903) (Atlantic piquitinga) * '' Lile stolifera'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Pacific piquitinga)

References

* Clupeidae Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann Marine fish genera {{Clupeiformes-stub