Ilisha (genus)
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Ilisha is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the Pristigasteridae family. 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.[1] Some species also enter rivers, and I. amazonica and I. novacula are largely–if not entirely–restricted to tropical rivers.[2][3]
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.[4] Other species may be reported as simply clupeoids.
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[5]
- 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
- ^ 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 (PDF). Rome: FAO. pp. 261–278. ISBN 92-5-102340-9.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Ilisha amazonica" in FishBase. March 2013 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Ilisha novacula" in FishBase. March 2013 version.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ilisha in FishBase. December 2012 version.
External links
- "Ilisha". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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