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Pristigasterids (Pristigasteridae)

The Pristigasterids (Pristigasteridae) family has 21 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia. None are commonly kept in home aquariums, so these profiles are reference entries.

Species in this family

  • Amazon hatchet herring (Pristigaster cayana)Amazon hatchet herringPristigaster cayana
  • Amazon ilisha (Ilisha amazonica)Amazon ilishaIlisha amazonica
  • Amazon pellona (Pellona castelnaeana)Amazon pellonaPellona castelnaeana
  • American coastal pellona (Pellona harroweri)American coastal pellonaPellona harroweri
  • Banded ilisha (Ilisha striatula)Banded ilishaIlisha striatula
  • Bigeye ilisha (Ilisha megaloptera)Bigeye ilishaIlisha megaloptera
  • Burmese River ilisha (Ilisha novacula)Burmese River ilishaIlisha novacula
  • Coromandel ilisha (Ilisha filigera)Coromandel ilishaIlisha filigera
  • Day's pellona (Pellona dayi)Day's pellonaPellona dayi
  • Elongate ilisha (Ilisha elongata)Elongate ilishaIlisha elongata
  • Hidden ilisha (Ilisha obfuscata)Hidden ilishaIlisha obfuscata
  • Indian ilisha (Ilisha melastoma)Indian ilishaIlisha melastoma
  • Indian pellona (Pellona ditchela)Indian pellonaPellona ditchela
  • Javan ilisha (Ilisha pristigastroides)Javan ilishaIlisha pristigastroides
  • Kalimantan ilisha (Ilisha macrogaster)Kalimantan ilishaIlisha macrogaster
  • Kampen's ilisha (Ilisha kampeni)Kampen's ilishaIlisha kampeni
  • Lobejaw ilisha (Ilisha sirishai)Lobejaw ilishaIlisha sirishai
  • Longtail ilisha (Ilisha lunula)Longtail ilishaIlisha lunula
  • Pacific ilisha (Ilisha fuerthii)Pacific ilishaIlisha fuerthii
  • West African ilisha (Ilisha africana)West African ilishaIlisha africana
  • Yellowfin river pellona (Pellona flavipinnis)Yellowfin river pellonaPellona flavipinnis
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