''Ilisha'' is a genus of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...
es 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.
Some species also enter rivers, and ''I. amazonica'' and ''I. novacula'' are largely–if not entirely–restricted to tropical rivers.
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.
Other species may be reported as simply clupeoids.
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Ilisha africana''
(Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
A–F
* (1859-1914), French rabbi
*Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur
* Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
* (born 1972), German motor journa ...
, 1795) (West African ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha amazonica''
( A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) (Amazon ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha compressa''
J. E. Randall, 1994
* ''
Ilisha elongata''
(Anonymous (referred to E. T. Bennett), 1830) (Elongate ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha filigera''
(Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1847) (Coromandel ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha fuerthii''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1875) (Pacific ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha kampeni''
( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1913) (Kampen's ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha lunula''
Kailola, 1986 (Longtail ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha macrogaster''
Bleeker, 1866 (Kalimantan ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha megaloptera''
( Swainson, 1839) (Bigeye ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha melastoma''
(Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
A–F
* (1859-1914), French rabbi
*Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur
* Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
* (born 1972), German motor journa ...
& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Indian ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha novacula''
(Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1847) (Burmese River ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha obfuscata''
Wongratana, 1983 (Hidden ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha pristigastroides''
( Bleeker, 1852) (Javan ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha sirishai''
Seshagiri Rao, 1975 (Lobejaw ilisha)
* ''
Ilisha striatula''
Wongratana, 1983 (Banded ilisha)
References
External links
*
Pristigasteridae
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by John Richardson (naturalist)
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