Pristigaster
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Genus: | Pristigaster Cuvier, 1816
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Pristigaster is a small genus of fish belonging to the family Pristigasteridae. It contains two species, both restricted to the Amazon Basin in South America.
Species
- Pristigaster cayana Cuvier, 1829 (Amazon hatchet herring)
- Pristigaster whiteheadi Menezes & de Pinna, 2000
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Pristigaster in FishBase. June 2011 version.