Lile (fish)
| Lile | |
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| Lile stolifera | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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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[]
- Castro-Aguirre & , 1990 (Graceful piquitinga)
- Lile nigrofasciata Castro-Aguirre, & , 2002 (Blackstripe herring)
- ( & A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903) (Atlantic piquitinga)
- (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.
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Categories:
- Clupeidae
- Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
- Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann
- Marine fish genera
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