Lile (fish)
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Lile stolifera | |
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Genus: | Lile |
Lile, the piquitingas, is a genus of small fish belonging to the herring family, Clupeidae. 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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Lile in FishBase. June 2011 version.