Family Pristigasteridae - Pristigasterids
  Order
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Pristigasteridae
  Class
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Teleostei
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 9 | Species : 38 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
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Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
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Marine
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  Remark
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Distribution: Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Tropical oceans and in the freshwaters of South America and Southeast Asia. Externally distinguished from other sardines (Clupeidae) by their long anal fin, which has at least 30 fin rays; in nearly all members, the small pelvic fin is markedly displaced anteriorly that the tip of the pectoral fin reaches or surpasses the vertical through the base of the pelvic fin (Ref. 50591). Species under genera Ilisha, Pellona, and Pristigaster were formerly under Family Clupeidae.
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Clupei | | | | | | | | | Clupeiformes | Clupeoidei | | Pristigasteridae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Pristigasteridae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Pristigaster cayana Cuvier, 1829
acceptedseniororiginal
! Pristigaster cayanus Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
Pristigaster martii Agassiz, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristigaster americanus Guérin-Méneville, 1829-38
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristigaster phaeton Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristigaster whiteheadi Menezes & de Pinna, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Odontognathus mucronatus Lacepède, 1800
acceptedseniororiginal
! Odontognathus micronatus Lacepède, 1800
synonymseniororiginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
Odontognathus panamensis (Steindachner, 1876)
acceptedseniornew
Pristigaster panamensis Steindachner, 1876
synonymseniororiginal
Odontognathus compressus Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
acceptedseniororiginal
Odontognathus mucronatus (non Lacepède, 1800)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ilisha melastoma (non Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliednew
Anodontostoma chacunda (non Hamilton, 1822)
misappliedmisappliednew
Harengula lippa (non Whitley, 1931)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Raconda russelliana Gray, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Apterygia ramcarate Gray, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
Apterygia hamiltoni Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha elongata (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
acceptedseniornew
Alosa elongata Anonymous [Bennett], 1830
synonymseniororiginal
Pellona elongata (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
synonymseniornew
Clupea affinis Gray, 1830
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha abnormis Richardson, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Pellona grayana Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Pellona vimbella Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Pellona leschenaulti Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Pellona schlegelii Bleeker, 1853
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristigaster chinensis Basilewsky, 1855
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristigaster sinensis Sauvage, 1881
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha africana (Bloch, 1795)
acceptedseniornew
Clupea africana Bloch, 1795
synonymseniororiginal
Clupanodon africanus (Bloch, 1795)
synonymseniornew
Pellona africana (Bloch, 1795)
synonymseniornew
Pellona iserti Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Pellona gabonica Duméril, 1861
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristigaster dolloi Boulenger, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha dolloi (Boulenger, 1902)
synonymjuniornew
Ilisha melanota Derscheid, 1924
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha melastoma (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Clupea melastoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Platygaster verticalis Swainson, 1838
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea indicus Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha indica (Swainson, 1839)
synonymjuniornew
Pellona micropus Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha micropus (Valenciennes, 1847)
synonymjuniornew
Pellona ditchoa Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha ditchoa (Valenciennes, 1847)
synonymjuniornew
Pellona brachysoma Bleeker, 1852
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha brachysoma (Bleeker, 1852)
ambiguoushomonymnew
Ilisha megaloptera (Swainson, 1838)
acceptedseniornew
Clupea megalopterus Swainson, 1838
synonymseniororiginal
Pellona megaloptera (Swainson, 1838)
synonymseniornew
Clupanodon motius Hamilton, 1822
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha motius (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea parva Swainson, 1839
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Pellona dussumieri Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1847)
synonymjuniornew
Pellona russellii Bleeker, 1852
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha kampeni (non Weber & de Beaufort, 1913)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ilisha filigera (Valenciennes, 1847)
acceptedseniornew
Pellona filigera Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
Pellona xanthopterus Bleeker, 1851
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha xanthoptera (Bleeker, 1851)
synonymjuniornew
Pellona xanthoptera Bleeker, 1851
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha novacula (Valenciennes, 1847)
acceptedseniornew
Pellona novacula Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
Pellona sladeni Day, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha sladeni (Day, 1870)
synonymjuniornew
Ilisha elongata (non Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ilisha pristigastroides (Bleeker, 1852)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha amblyuroptera (Bleeker, 1852)
synonymjuniornew
Ilisha macrogaster Bleeker, 1866
acceptedseniororiginal
Pellona macrogaster (Bleeker, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Ilisha fuerthii (Steindachner, 1875)
acceptedseniornew
Pellona fuerthii Steindachner, 1875
synonymseniororiginal
Ilisha furthi (Steindachner, 1875)
synonymseniornew
Ilisha furthii (Steindachner, 1875)
synonymseniornew
Pelllona panamensis Steindachner, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha kampeni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
Pellona kampeni Weber & de Beaufort, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
Ilisha whiteheadi Seshagiri Rao, 1974
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha amazonica (Miranda Ribeiro, 1920)
acceptedseniornew
Pseudochirocentrodon amazonicum Miranda Ribeiro, 1920
synonymseniororiginal
Ilisha iquitensis Nakashima, 1941
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha apapae Hildebrand, 1948
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha sirishae Seshagiri Rao, 1975
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ilisha sirishai Seshagiri Rao, 1975
synonymseniororiginal
Ilisha obfuscata Wongratana, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Ilisha striatula Wongratana, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Ilisha lunula Kailola, 1986
acceptedseniororiginal
Ilisha compressa Randall, 1994
acceptedseniororiginal
Ilisha elongata (non Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ilisha filigera (non Valenciennes, 1847)
misappliedmisappliednew
Pellona flavipinnis (Valenciennes, 1837)
acceptedseniornew
Pristigaster flavipinnis Valenciennes, 1837
synonymseniororiginal
Ilisha flavipinnis (Valenciennes, 1849)
synonymseniornew
Pellona orbignyana Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha castelnaeana (non Valenciennes, 1847)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Pellona castelnaeana (non Valenciennes, 1847)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pellona castelnaeana Valenciennes, 1847
acceptedseniororiginal
Ilisha deauratus Nakashima, 1941
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ilisha desuratus Nakashima, 1941
synonymjuniororiginal
Pellona altamazonica (non Cope, 1872)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pellona ditchela Valenciennes, 1847
acceptedseniororiginal
! Pellona ditcheli Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
! Pellona ditchella Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
! Pellona dithchela Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
Pellona hoevenii Bleeker, 1852
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha hoeveni (Bleeker, 1852)
synonymjuniornew
Ilisha hoevenii (Bleeker, 1852)
synonymjuniornew
! Pellona hoeveni Bleeker, 1852
synonymjuniororiginal
Pellona natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ilisha altamazonica (Cope, 1872)
synonymseniornew
Pellona harroweri (Fowler, 1917)
acceptedseniornew
Ilisha harroweri Fowler, 1917
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ilisha naragansetae Fowler, 1911
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha argentata Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
Neosteus ternetzi Norman, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Neosteus mayrinki Pinto, 1972
synonymjuniororiginal
Pellona dayi Wongratana, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Opisthopterus tardoore (Cuvier, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Pristogaster elongata Swainson, 1838
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristigaster elongata Swainson, 1838
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea indicus Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristigaster indicus (Swainson, 1839)
synonymjuniornew
Pristigaster tartoor Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Opisthopterus tartoor (Valenciennes, 1847)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Opisthopterus tartur Zugmayer, 1913
ambiguousotheroriginal
! Opisthopterus tartus Zugmayer, 1913
synonymotheroriginal
Opisthopterus macrops (Günther, 1867)
acceptedseniornew
Pristigaster macrops Günther, 1867
synonymseniororiginal
Opisthopterus dovii (Günther, 1868)
acceptedseniornew
Pristigaster dovii Günther, 1868
synonymseniororiginal
! Opisthopterus dovi (Günther, 1868)
synonymseniornew
Pristigaster argenteus Günther, 1867
ambiguousotheroriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Opisthopterus tartoor Bleeker, 1872
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Opisthopterus tardoore (non Cuvier, 1829)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Opisthopterus equitorialis Hildebrand, 1946
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ilisha caribbaea Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ilisha caribbea Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Pliosteostoma lutipinnis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
acceptedseniornew
Pristigaster lutipinnis Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
synonymseniororiginal
Ophisthopterus lutipinnis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
synonymseniornew
Neoopisthopterus tropicus (Hildebrand, 1946)
acceptedseniornew
Odontognathus tropicus Hildebrand, 1946
synonymseniororiginal
Neoopisthopterus cubanus Hildebrand, 1948
acceptedseniororiginal
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