Lile (fish)
| Lile | |
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| Lile stolifera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Lile D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
| Type species | |
| Clupea stolifera | |
Lile, the piquitingas, is a genus of small fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, which includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. They are endemic to the Americas. There are currently four recognized species in the genus.
Species
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Dorostomatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lile". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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