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Pliosteostoma

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Pliosteostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae
Genus: Pliosteostoma
Norman, 1923
Species:
P. lutipinnis
Binomial name
Pliosteostoma lutipinnis
Synonyms[2]
  • Pristigaster lutipinnis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882
  • Ophisthopterus lutipinnis (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)

Pliosteostoma is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pristigasteridae, the longfin herrings. The only species in the genus is Pliosteostoma lutipinnis, the yellowfin herring, a species found along the Pacific coast of Central and South America between Mexico and Ecuador.

References

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  1. ^ Di Dario, F. (2020). "Pliosteostoma lutipinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T183416A102897523. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T183416A102897523.en. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pliosteostoma lutipinnis". FishBase. June 2024 version.