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Ilisha
Ilisha elongata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Pristigasteridae
Genus:	Ilisha J. Richardson, 1846
Type species
Ilisha abnormis J. Richardson, 1846
Species
See text

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. 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, 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, 1847) (Coromandel ilisha)
• Ilisha fuerthii (Steindachner, 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 & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Indian ilisha)
• Ilisha novacula (Valenciennes, 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

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pristigasteridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
2. 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. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. Vol. 125/7/1. Rome: FAO. pp. 261–278. ISBN 978-92-5-102340-2.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ilisha amazonica". FishBase. March 2013 version.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ilisha novacula". FishBase. March 2013 version.
5. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-19.
6. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ilisha". FishBase. December 2012 version.

External links

• "Ilisha". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

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