Lile
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| Lile | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Lile D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
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
- 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
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Lile in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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